An overview on the history of global influenza pandemics.
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2018.08.002
- Author:
R Q REN
1
;
L ZHOU
;
D X NI
Author Information
1. Department for Emergence Disease, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Epidemiology;
Influenza pandemic;
Prevention and control measures
- MeSH:
China;
Humans;
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype;
Influenza, Human/epidemiology*;
Pandemics
- From:Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2018;39(8):1021-1027
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
During the past 100 years, there had been four global pandemics on influenza that had greatly influenced the health and life of the people. This article summarized the features, experiences and lessons learned on these four influenza pandemics so as to prepare related measures targeting the possible pandemics/epidemics in the foreseeable future, in China.
