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Hints of drug resistance in type B flu boost concerns over avian variety
By Carla K. Johnson The Associated Press
Article Last Updated: 04/03/2007 10:19:07 PM MDT
Chicago - A less common strain of flu has shown hints of resistance to two flu drugs among patients in a small study in Japan, a country known for prescribing the drugs more frequently than anywhere else in the world.
Signs of resistance to the drugs Tamiflu and Relenza turned up among a few patients who had type B influenza, normally a milder flu causing smaller outbreaks than the more common type A.

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