Health officials watching whether flu viruses are becoming resistant to drug

TORONTO — As flu season approaches, public health authorities will be keeping an anxious eye on one family of flu viruses to see if an unwelcome phenomenon that cropped up last winter will stage a repeat performance.

To the surprise and dismay of scientists and governments, H1N1 viruses that were resistant to Tamiflu suddenly appeared in high numbers in Northern Europe.

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