Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Case Reported In Australia

The Western Australia state government confirmed recently that a 38-year-old Perth man is the first Australian case of swine flu that has been resistant to the popular antiviral drug Tamiflu.

The state’s department of health the man has a weakened immune system, and had initially responded to the drug but developed a resistant strain of the virus when his illness relapsed. Up to now, there are just 13 confirmed cases of Tamiflu-resistant Swine Flu (H1N1) infections around the world. It has widely been accepted that a few isolated cases of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 pandemic flu would arise from time to time.

The man is currently in intensive care in critical condition.