A Perth man has become the first person in Australia to contract a damage of swine flu which is resistant to the antiviral drug Tamiflu.
WA Health confirmed the 38-year-old man, who has a damaged immune system, initially responded to the drug but developed a resistant strain of the virus when his illness relapsed.
There have been 13 cases of Tamiflu-resistant infections reported around the world.
WA's Chief Health Officer Dr Tarun Weeramanthri said in a declaration this was a exceptional and isolated case and did not pose a risk to the public.
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WA Health confirmed the 38-year-old man, who has a damaged immune system, initially responded to the drug but developed a resistant strain of the virus when his illness relapsed.
There have been 13 cases of Tamiflu-resistant infections reported around the world.
WA's Chief Health Officer Dr Tarun Weeramanthri said in a declaration this was a exceptional and isolated case and did not pose a risk to the public.
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