Early response to the emergence of influenza A(H7N9) virus in humans in China: the central role of prompt information sharing and public communication

In 2003, China's handling of the early stages of the epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was heavily criticized and generally considered to be suboptimal. Following the SARS outbreak, China made huge investments to improve surveillance, emergency preparedness and response capac...

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Published in:	Bulletin of the World Health Organization Vol. 92; no. 4; pp. 303 - 308
Main Authors:	Vong, Sirenda, O’Leary, Michael, Feng, Zijian
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Genève Organisation mondiale de la santé 01.04.2014 World Health Organization The World Health Organization
Subjects:	Animals Avian flu Avian influenza Biological and medical sciences China China (People's Republic) China - epidemiology Communication Cooperative Behavior Coordination Coronaviruses Disease control Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control Disease prevention Disease transmission Diseases Emergence Emergencies Emergency preparedness Emergency response Epidemics Epidemiology Family planning General aspects Health policy Health Policy & Services Health services Health surveillance Human Humans Infections Influenza Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype Influenza in Birds Influenza, Human - epidemiology Influenza, Human - prevention & control Influenza, Human - transmission Information Dissemination Information exchange Information sharing Infrastructure Institutional investments Interinstitutional Relations Investigations Investment Investments Laboratories Lessons from the Field Medical sciences Miscellaneous Pneumonia Poultry Poultry - virology Public health Public Health Administration Public Health Practice Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Public interest Risk Risk assessment SARS Sentinel Surveillance Severe acute respiratory syndrome Social networks Surveillance Surveillance systems Threats Veterinary services Viral infections Viruses World Health Organization Asia China Human Orthomyxoviridae Epidemiology Virus Influenzavirus A Information communication Influenza A virus Sharing Emergence Tropical medicine Early Public health WHO
ISSN:	0042-9686, 1564-0604, 1564-0604
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