Health Ministry officials have discovered a strain of swine flu in Israel that is resistant to Tamiflu, a drug that has until now been used effectively in preventing the spread of the virus. The strain was discovered in a patient who had been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus but was later thought cured after being treated with, among other things, Tamiflu.
Strains of swine flu resistant to Tamiflu have been found in other countries as well. The Health Ministry said Thursday that it was not changing any of its instructions to patients and doctors on how to treat swine flu.