Drug-Resistant Strain Of H1N1 Found In Denmark
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Health officials say they have found a strain of the H1N1 virus that is resistant to treatment.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the strain was found in a patient in Denmark.
Officials say this particular form of the virus is resistant to the medicine Tamiflu. However, scientists say the resistant strain was found in that one patient and has not spread to others.
Experts say Tamiflu resistance has developed in other types of flu, so this was not unexpected.
Tamiflu and the drug Relenza are considered the best defense against the virus until a vaccine can be produced.