Premium
Pandemic planning in China: Applying lessons from severe acute respiratory syndrome
Author(s) -
ZHONG NanShan,
ZENG GuangQiao
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01255.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , china , covid-19 , intensive care medicine , middle east respiratory syndrome , medical emergency , virology , outbreak , disease , geography , archaeology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
There were three events of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in China from 2003 to 2004. Starting from 2002, we are also aware of the increasing alert of an avian flu pandemic. Epidemics of SARS and avian flu have posed huge threats to social stability, economic prosperity and human health in this country. What we have experienced during SARS outbreaks has great implications for the protectiion of people against a resurgence of SARS and potential attacks of high‐pathogenic avian flu viruses. To that end, China has been preparing to contain future pandemics by applying lessons learnt from SARS.