An outbreak of acute respiratory tract infection occurred in Shanxi Province, China, from March to April 2006. Of the 254 patients affected by this outbreak, 247 patients were students of a senior high school; 1 of these patients died during the outbreak. Serological tests and blood culture rev...
Whilst a survey conducted among 980 pregnant women during the SARS outbreak found that they possessed adequate knowledge about SARS, most of them were worried about contracting the disease and, consequently, transmitting it to their foetuses [12]. Knowledge has been found to be negatively related ...
In this context, Zhou Rongyi is emphasizing that the truth about the respiratory disease situation in China should be based on accurate information and reliable data, rather than sensationalized reports from certain media outlets. By stating "Facts speak for themselves," he is urging people to foc...
Abeyasinghe said the 2019 novel coronavirus, officially known now as the 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease, "is unprecedented in global public health." He said the WHO is encouraged by the measures China is implementing not only to contain the outbreak in Wuhan, the capital city of central ...
Objective To compare the epidemiological characteristics and transmission dynamics in relation to interventions against the COVID-19 and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in mainland China. Design Comparative study based on a unique data set of COVID-19 and SARS. Setting Outbreak in ...
If most countries act like China, the global COVID-19 pandemic could be brought under control by June, a renowned Chinese respiratory specialist said. BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday said the peak of the current outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the countr...
Emerging infectious diseases, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Zika virus disease, present a major threat to public health1–3. Despite intense research efforts, how, when and where new diseases appear are still a source of considerab
Introduction Human infection by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first reported in late 2019 in Wuhan city of Hubei province in China.1,2 The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak a public health emergency of inter...
During the conference, Chinese experts briefed all the attendees on the recent outbreak of respiratory illnesses in China and the country's efforts in monitoring pathogens, diagnosing diseases and prescribing treatment as well as offering health advisories, according to a statement released by the commi...