Swine Flu Mutation

Uh oh. Four new cases in North Carolina may be evidence of a swine flu mutation, meaning a new strain of H1N1 that can't be stopped by the medicine currently used to fight it.

Up until now Tamiflu has been used successfully to combat swine flu, but these four cases, all at the same North Carolina hospital, are said to be resisting Tamiflu, and may be a new mutation of the virus that is resistant to current drugs. Each of the patients was said to be very sick already, so it is not conclusive that a new strain is the cause, so doctors will continue to study so they can provide the best health care possible. See below for more of the story.

Swine Flu Mutation cbs news

Four North Carolina patients at the same hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that may be a mutation, as it is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. The cases were reported at Duke University Medical Center over six weeks and make up the biggest cluster seen so far in the U.S. Tamiflu - made by Switzerland's Roche Group - is one of two flu medicines that help against swine flu...

Swine Flu Mutation