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China Respiratory Disease Surge Prompts WHO Info Request

No Novel Pathogens Detected

 
• By Brian Yang

Since October, reported cases of infectious respiratory diseases have been rising in China, prompting an information request from the WHO. However, no new types of pathogen or unusual clinical symptoms have been detected so far.

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WHO asks China for more information amid surging respiratory infections • Source: Shutterstock

China’s National Health Commission (NHC) has said recent rapid increases in cases of pneumonia and other infectious diseases, including influenza and adenovirus, in the country could be linked to weakened public immunity from three years of strict COVID-19 restrictions.

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