We had just mentioned in lecture how certain hormones are not water soluble. There are concerns that these are polluting the waters of major cities. Now the same goes for Tamiflu. This antibiotic is being consumed by waterfowl. These birds often carry influenza and other viruses. Tamiflu or oseltamivir carboxylate or OC will eventually breakdown when exposed to sunlight. But this process takes times. The birds that are exposed could develop antibiotic resistant strains of avian or other seasonal flu's. These studies were made in Japan where there Tamiflu distribution standards are much lower the the US.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Excreted Tamiflu Found In Rivers
We had just mentioned in lecture how certain hormones are not water soluble. There are concerns that these are polluting the waters of major cities. Now the same goes for Tamiflu. This antibiotic is being consumed by waterfowl. These birds often carry influenza and other viruses. Tamiflu or oseltamivir carboxylate or OC will eventually breakdown when exposed to sunlight. But this process takes times. The birds that are exposed could develop antibiotic resistant strains of avian or other seasonal flu's. These studies were made in Japan where there Tamiflu distribution standards are much lower the the US.
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