Frontiers of medicine
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Frontiers of medicine · Feb 2018
Biography Historical ArticlePneumonic plague epidemic in Northeast China in 1910-1911: Dr. Wu Lien-Teh's epidemic preventive system for plague control.
Pneumonic plague that originated in Russian Siberia broke out in Northeast China in October 1910-March 1911. On the basis of field visits, autopsy, bacteriological identification, and close collaboration with local authorities and international colleagues, Dr. Wu Lien-Teh implemented a series of efficient antiplague measures, which successfully controlled the development of an extraordinary epidemic plague. ⋯ Wu demonstrated the respiratory transmission of pneumonic plague and tarbagans' role in this spread. Dr. Wu's academic and cultural contributions are valuable in the medical progress in China.