Publications by authors named "Jian-Wen Fan"

Objective: To investigate total intake of drinking water of primary and middle school students in four cities of China, and to provide scientific evidence for developing standard of intake of drinking water for primary and middle school students in China.

Methods: A total of 5914 primary and middle school students were selected from Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and Guangzhou using multi-stage random sampling method and 5868 subjects completed the survey. The information on the amounts of daily drinking water was recorded for seven consecutive days using a 24 hour measurement.

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  • A study in Guangzhou in 2006 investigated a human case of avian influenza to determine if it could be transmitted to close contacts.
  • The patient had no recent travel or contact with infected poultry, and 56 close contacts were monitored for 7 days without any signs of infection.
  • The findings suggest that, unlike SARS, avian influenza does not easily spread from human to human, indicating limited transmission potential.
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