In mid-February, a 1-year-old in New Castle County was diagnosed with the A/H1N1 flu strain, which is resistant to antiviral medications. That child was hospitalized, but has fully recovered since. This was the only antiviral-resistant flu case to be diagnosed out of 21 flu cases overall between late November and March 12.FIRST ANTI-VIRAL RESISTANT FLU CASE IDENTIFIED FOR 2011-2012 FLU SEASON
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Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) identified an antiviral-resistant influenza case on March 19 in a 1-year-old child from New Castle County. The child was hospitalized and has fully recovered. This is Delaware’s first known case of influenza resistant to oseltamivir (brand name Tamiflu) for the current flu season.
The case, which is still under investigation, tested positive for influenza A/H1N1 in mid-February. Read More
