Taiwan ignores patent for a cure for influenza

The Taiwan authorities say that all the same applied to Roche to copy the drug, but the top priority for them is a healthy population.

In itself, Tamiflu is unable to protect them from avian influenza, but are reported to our correspondents, the drug is seen as the best means of vaccine to combat avian version of the disease.

Since December 2003, bird flu has claimed the lives of at least 60 people in Asia.

Scientists fear that the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza and agriculture can take a form that is easily transmitted from human to human, and then may start a pandemic of the disease.

To request copy of Tamiflu by Roche asked several governments in the world.

"Cheap and fast"
Taiwan will produce six kilograms of drugs for its version, which the government says is sufficient to rebuild stocks. The country has already started production of medicines, but so far only in small amounts.

Senior Medical Officer said that Taiwan has demonstrated enough goodwill in the negotiations with Roche, and expressed the hope that the Swiss company would allow his country to copy drugs.

"The negotiations with Roche we did all we could," said Xu Ihzhen Reuters.

Reportedly, his own version of the drug on 99% repeats original recipe Roche. According to the officials, they can quickly and cheaper than a Swiss company to produce its own version of the drug.

Despite the fact that Taiwan has not been a major outbreak of avian flu in neighbouring countries, the virus still killed thousands of birds, and many people have been in contact with diseased chickens.

Avian influenza has already traveled to Europe. The last recorded cases were registered in Britain : in quarantine died brought from Suriname Parrot. However, that which was brought from Suriname in South America bird was in quarantine, Britain's status as a country where there is still no avian flu has not changed.

Meanwhile, Russian authorities announced a new outbreak of avian flu in the Chelyabinsk region. In the village of Sunaly more than 30 birds died from the disease, but it is still unclear whether hit by the H5N1 strain of the virus. In the village, which is home to 89 people, announced quarantine, vaccination will begin on Monday residents. Since infected birds contacted seven people, including one child. Now people feel good. According to the Emergency Situations Ministry, the infection has been recorded migrating birds.