Statement By The Welsh Assembly Government On Latest Developments In Respect Of The Influenza A (H1N1) Swine Flu Pandemic

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25 November 2009

One additional patient has tested positive for swine flu resistant to Tamiflu at a Cardiff hospital unit.

The patient – who was linked with the previous group of five people found to be resistant to Tamiflu last week – was tested as part of the routine screening arrangements introduced at the University Hospital of Wales.

Test results are still awaited on one other direct contact of the six patients with swine flu resistant to Tamiflu.

Date: 06 Dec 2009
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Eight patients on a unit treating patients with severe underlying health conditions at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, have been diagnosed with swine flu resistant to Tamiflu. Three appear to have acquired the infection in hospital. All patients diagnosed with Tamiflu-resistant swine flu on the unit have been treated with an alternative antiviral. All other patients on the unit have been tested for swine flu. Three of the patients remain in hospital, with one in critical care and the others being treated in isolation on the unit. All patients are responding well to treatment. There is no evidence of spread of the Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu outside the unit.

Patients have been isolated or are being cared for in a designated area for influenza cases, and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has ensured that all appropriate infection control measures are in place on the unit. Patients and staff at the unit have been offered swine flu vaccination, while patients due to come into the unit for treatment are being advised to have the vaccination from their GP in advance of coming to the hospital.