WHO on the prevention and treatment of swine influenza response
Posted on April 30, 2009
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The prevention of swine flu vaccine for human use do?
World Health Organization: None. Influenza virus mutates very fast, while the vaccine and circulating virus match between the vaccine for the ability to provide adequate protection is very important. This is why the WHO need to select each of the two strains of seasonal influenza vaccine causes, one for the northern hemisphere winter, another for the southern hemisphere. At present, the WHO recommended the production of seasonal influenza vaccine does not include swine influenza viruses. The current seasonal influenza vaccine for the United States and Mexico are taking place in swine influenza virus infection provide cross-protection is unclear. WHO in close cooperation with relevant organizations, in the seasonal influenza vaccine in preventing influenza virus infection in swine put forward further proposals. Once more information, will be to update the information in this section.
What treatment do?
World Health Organization: In some countries, anti-seasonal influenza virus drugs are available, and the prevention and treatment of the disease are effective. There are two types of drugs such as: 1) alkyl amines (amantadine and rimantadine); 2) influenza virus neuraminidase inhibitors (oseltamivir and zanamivir).
Previously reported swine flu infection in the majority of cases no medical treatment and the use of antiviral drugs i.e. recovered.
Some influenza viruses had a right of resistance to antiviral drugs, which limits the chemical prevention of drug and treatment effectiveness. From the United States swine influenza virus has recently infected with the virus isolated from oseltamivir and zanamivir are sensitive, but resistance to amantadine and rimantadine.
For the development of the use of antiviral drugs for prevention and treatment of swine influenza virus infection strategy, the present information is not sufficient. Clinicians need to assess the clinical and epidemiological, as well as prevention and treatment of patients with the hazards and benefits to make a decision. According to the sensitivity of virus to antiviral drugs, national and local authorities recommended in the current United States and Mexico are taking place in an outbreak of swine influenza virus infection, the use of oseltamivir and zanamivir for the treatment and prevention of disease.
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