Is it true that seasonal flu last year was resistant to tamiflu?

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I heard from some research that seasonal flu last year was resistant to tamiflu and does overuse lessens the resitance from tamiflu

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  1. Dani Like Yesterday says:
    February 6, 2011 at 5:35 am

    tamiflu doesnt cure the flu, it has no effect on the virus whatsoever, so the flu is resistnant to tamiflu

    tamiflu just eases the symptoms.

  2. clock says:
    February 6, 2011 at 6:24 am

    Hi Steen,

    The information provided by the answerer before me is certainly wrong. Tamiflu is an antiviral medication. It is used to treat and prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus.

    You are right on. Here’s the information and the appropriate link for you:

    Tamiflu resistance emerges in flu pandemic
    This was Updated 16:50 03 July 2009 by Debora MacKenzie

    For similar stories, visit the Epidemics and Pandemics Topic Guide
    Update, 3 July, 16:48 : Japan and Hong Kong have also reported finding Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 viruses. The Japanese virus, like the Danish case, was from a patient receiving prophylactic Tamiflu, but the Hong Kong virus was sampled June 11 from a girl travelling from the US who was not known to have taken the drug.

    The National Health Board of Denmark has announced the first known case of pandemic H1N1 flu resistant to the antiviral drug Tamiflu. They stress, though, that “there is no evidence” that the virus has spread.

    Tamiflu is an antiviral medication which was produced before the discovery of swine flu.

  3. Men T says:
    February 6, 2011 at 6:37 am

    Yes, last year there were many cases of resistance to Tamiflu. There were many news about this subject last year. Here are some webpages about this issue:



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