Publications by authors named "Mao-wu Wang"
[Identification and molecular study on vibrio cholerae in sea products].
Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi
July 2007
Objective: To investigate the serologic type, phage-biotype and toxic factor of Vibrio cholerae isolated from different sea products, analyze the relation between the Vibrio cholerae in sea products and cholera epidemiology, and provide references for forecasting cholera epidemic situation and drawing out a preventing plan.
Method: The biotype of strains isolated was analyzed by using type and phage-biotype serological methods. The toxic gene was detected by PCR.
[Study on a fatal pregnant woman died from by avian influenza (H5N1)].
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
April 2006
Article Synopsis
- * The woman had direct contact with sick or dead poultry shortly before her illness, showing severe symptoms linked to H5N1 avian influenza, but no close contacts exhibited illness.
- * This case marked the first known instance of H5N1 infection in a pregnant woman, suggesting that pregnancy-related immune changes may have contributed to the severity of her condition.
[The first confirmed human case of avian influenza A (H5N1) in mainland, China].
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
April 2006
Objective: To ascertain the causation of a family cluster involving two undefined pneumonia cases, a 12-year-old girl and her brother, reported October, 2005 in Xiangtan county, Hunan province.
Methods: Information on epidemiology and clinical manifestation of the cases was collected from interviewing the keyman and referring to related medical records. The environment exposure of the cases to their households and the timeline of the illness were reproduced, using this information.