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<DIV><BR>An in-press article in Environmental Health Perspectives suggests
that<BR>widespread use of Tamiflu during flu pandemic conditions could give
rise<BR>to viral resistance via waterfowl exposure to the drug's metabolites
in<BR>water supplies receiving sewage treatment plant outputs. (Relenza
is<BR>likely to cause the same effect, according to the authors.)<BR><BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Approximately 70% of the drug is excreted in its active
anti-viral form</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Singer, A.C. et al. Potential Risks Associated with the
Proposed<BR>Widespread Use of Tamiflu. Environmental Health Perspectives in
press,<BR>October 2006.<BR>open access:<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.ehponline.org/members/2006/9574/9574.pdf"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.ehponline.org/members/2006/9574/9574.pdf</FONT></A><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Ted Schettler<BR><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>