Another press release from the Centre for Health Protection :
" The Department of Health's Public Health Laboratory Services Branch (PHLSB) today (January 31) detected a strain of Human Swine Influenza (HSI) virus which is resistant to oseltamivir (Tamiflu).
A department spokesman said the virus was identified during PHLSB's routine sensitivity tests of the HSI virus to oseltamivir and zanamivir.
"This is the seventh case of Tamiflu resistance to HSI virus detected in Hong Kong. Tests showed that this strain is sensitive to zanamivir (Relenza)," he said.
The virus was isolated from the specimen taken from a two-year-old boy who developed flu-like symptoms beginning January 10. He was admitted to Tuen Mun Hospital on the same day and his nasopharyngeal aspirate specimen taken on the day of admission tested positive for HSI virus. He has been discharged and is now in stable condition."
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