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Sat 11 Nov 2009Tamiflu-resistant swine flu reported
Five patients diagnosed with Tamiflu-resistant swine flu at a Welsh hospital could be the world’s first cases of person-to-person transmission of the strain.
Three of the five people on a unit for severe underlying health conditions at the University Hospital of Wales, in Cardiff, appear to have acquired the infection on the ward, the National Public Health Service for Wales (NPHS) said yesterday.
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