No sign of Tamiflu-resistant virus here

AHMEDABAD: Officials of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation have cast aside fears of H1N1 virus becoming Tamiflu-resistant and will continue

administering the medicine to patients. This after some countries reported mutation of the virus.

"Not a single case in the country has reported mutation so far. Tamiflu treatment has been given to patients which are under category B and C as per guidelines laid down by health ministry," said a senior health official. Till now, city has reported 72 H1N1 positive cases. "On an average, around 8 to 10 contacts of the infected person are regularly monitored and given Tamiflu tablets," added the official.

According to WHO, the worrying development which has been seen in 12 countries, including China and Singapore is of Tamiflu resistant virus. Such cases have also been found in Japan, US, Hong Kong, Denmark and Canada.

AMC has also surveyed over 60, 000 residents of slums for swine flu testing. "None of them have tested positive case in the drive so far. We had one suspect case but it turned out be negative," said a senior health official.