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Global
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Social
and news media erupted into a frenzy late last week when
reports emerged of a mysterious outbreak of pneumonia-like
illness in China, accompanied by images of crowded hospitals.
The cases are mostly affecting children, but adults as well.
It’s not altogether surprising this news sent people into a
panic, given the events of the COVID pandemic.
But
as C Raina MacIntyre and her colleagues from UNSW Sydney
explain, this
isn’t cause for alarm. Rather than a single unknown
pathogen, the outbreak appears to be due to a number of known
respiratory pathogens, including the bacteria mycoplasma, RSV,
influenza and adenovirus.
Although
there is no indication that the current situation in China is
a new pandemic, we should always pay attention to, and work to
identify, undiagnosed pneumonia clusters. According to
MacIntyre and her team, early warning systems give us the best
chance of preventing the next pandemic. |
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Phoebe Roth
Deputy Health Editor,
Melbourne | |
Ng Han Guan/AP/AAP
C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney; Ashley Quigley,
UNSW Sydney; Haley Stone, UNSW Sydney; Rebecca Dawson, UNSW
Sydney
There
are a number of pathogens which are reported to be causing the
outbreak of respiratory illness in China. |
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