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By: Tamiflu in river water…. San Francisco Sentinel » Blog…. | Total Info

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:50:59 +0000

[...] Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) is one of the few antiviral drugs available for treatment of influenza. Use of the drug has increased substantially because of the emergence of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic strain, against which no vaccine is yet available. A recent study has shown that low levels of oseltamivir can be detected in the aquatic environment. This finding raises the possibility that aquatic birds which harbor influenza virus could be exposed to the antiviral, leading to selection of drug resistant viruseRead more at http://www.virology.ws/2009/07/10/tamiflu-in-river-water/ [...]

By: Chrus

Chrus — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:46:21 +0000

Interesting.
Yes, it's the concentration in the duck where flu may be replicating that's important.
I very much doubt there's any chance of selecting resistant virus.

By: Ben Hyde

Ben Hyde — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:07:51 +0000

Oh: bottled water from the streams of Japan.

By: Michael_Day

Michael_Day — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:56:13 +0000

When Tamilflu runs low this fall and winter, I now know where to find a free, relatively constant supply of oseltamivir carboxylate…

By: Ben Hyde

Ben Hyde — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:54:09 +0000

One wonders if the Product Manager at Roche ever thought about how to assure his product had a good long run.

By: Chrus

Chrus — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:46:21 +0000

Interesting.
Yes, it's the concentration in the duck where flu may be replicating that's important.
I very much doubt there's any chance of selecting resistant virus.

By: Ben Hyde

Ben Hyde — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:07:51 +0000

Oh: bottled water from the streams of Japan.

By: Michael_Day

Michael_Day — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:56:13 +0000

When Tamilflu runs low this fall and winter, I now know where to find a free, relatively constant supply of oseltamivir carboxylate…

By: Ben Hyde

Ben Hyde — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:54:09 +0000

One wonders if the Product Manager at Roche ever thought about how to assure his product had a good long run.