Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: The Lancet, full text: (LINK). Extract.]
The Lancet, Volume 381, Issue 9875, Page 1333, 20 April 2013
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60865-X
From SARS to H7N9: will history repeat itself?
Original Text
China will never forget the epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), for which it paid such a heavy and painful price a decade ago. According to WHO, from Nov 1, 2002, to July 31, 2003, 648 of the 7082 probable cases of SARS in mainland China and Hong Kong died. Many of the patients were front-line health workers. At that time, in the wake of its initial negative response to SARS, as well as proof of its fragmented and ineffective public health system, the Chinese Government's international reputation and domestic credibility were seriously damaged.
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60865-X
From SARS to H7N9: will history repeat itself?
Original Text
China will never forget the epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), for which it paid such a heavy and painful price a decade ago. According to WHO, from Nov 1, 2002, to July 31, 2003, 648 of the 7082 probable cases of SARS in mainland China and Hong Kong died. Many of the patients were front-line health workers. At that time, in the wake of its initial negative response to SARS, as well as proof of its fragmented and ineffective public health system, the Chinese Government's international reputation and domestic credibility were seriously damaged.
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