GENEVA / H1N1

The World Health Organisation says that Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 flu does not appear to be spreading in a sustained or worrisome way. WHO / PAHO

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:00
• Production Date: 7 July 2009
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - WHO
• Subject Topical: HEALTH; DISEASE PREVENTION; DISEASE CONTROL; MEDICAL SCIENCES
• MAMS Id: U090707e

Description

STORY: GENEVA / H1N1
TRT: 1.00
SOURCE: WHO / FLEISHMAN – HILLARD HANDOUT
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 11 JUNE 2009, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / FILE

Shotlist

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1. Wide shot, exterior World Health Organization

UNTV - 11 JUNE 2009, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Keiji Fukuda, WHO's Assistant Director-General ad. Interim for Health Security and Environment:
“In the last two weeks or so we have now seen about three oseltamivir resistant viruses which have been isolated from persons in Denmark, in Japan and in Hong Kong.”

FILE – UNTV – 19 MAY 2008, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

9. Med shot, woman in front of computer screen
10. Close up, influenza map on computer screen

UNTV - 11 JUNE 2009, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Keiji Fukuda, WHO's Assistant Director-General ad. Interim for Health Security and Environment:
“We are continuously monitoring the situation to make sure we are not seeing the start of any large spread movement of such viruses. So again, I want to emphasize that at this time we do not see this. We are just seeing sporadic cases, but we are monitoring the situation very closely.”

FILE – FLEISHMAN – HILLARD HANDOUT – 2005

16. Various shots, production of antiviral drug Tamiflu

Storyline

The World Health Organization said today (7 July 2009) that Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 influenza virus cases that have appeared in the last two weeks, appear to be sporadic and not spreading in a sustained or worrisome way.

Dr. Keiji Fukuda provided an update on H1N1 pandemic issues and said that there have been three cases, in Denmark, Japan and Hong Kong, of “oseltamivir resistant viruses which have been isolated”.

Oseltamivir is the generic name for Tamiflu, an anti-viral tablet.

Fukuda said that “we are not seeing the start of any large spread movement of such viruses” and the situation is being monitored “very closely.”

The three infected people have recovered completely from what Fukuda described as mutations of the virus.

The WHO official updated the latest figures to 137 countries and territories that have reported laboratory confirmed cases for a total 98,000 confirmed cases of H1N1 infections resulting in 440 deaths.