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Published 07/03/2009 by Straits Times


Tamiflu resistant case: HK

HONG KONG - HONG Kong on Friday detected a strain of swine flu that was resistant to Tamiflu, the main anti-viral flu drug, the health department reported on its website. Hong Kong nervous about infectious diseases LAST month, authorities ordered all primary schools in Hong Kong to be closed...

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"This is the first time Tamiflu resistance in HSI virus (has been) found in Hong Kong" a spokesman said
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