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Comment
. 2017 Nov;17(11):1113-1115.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30579-0.

Infectious disease trends in China since the SARS outbreak

Zhongjie Li  1 , George F Gao  2
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Infectious disease trends in China since the SARS outbreak

Zhongjie Li et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017 Nov.
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Temporal trend of overall rate of reported cases of notifiable infectious diseases in China, 2004–13 (A) Overall trend of notifiable infectious diseases, 2004–13. Red line denotes the overall trend of 42 consistently reported diseases; pink shading denotes 95% CI. Blue line denotes overall trend of all 45 notifiable diseases; light blue shading denotes 95% CI. Solid vertical arrows at years 2008, 2009, and 2013 denote the addition of new diseases to the notifiable infectious disease list. (B) Yearly APC of overall rate of reported cases in 2004–13 including newly added diseases. Red squares denote the observed values; blue line represents the slope of the APC. (C) Yearly APC of overall rate of reported cases in 2004–13 excluding newly added diseases. Red squares denote the observed values; the blue line indicates the slope of the APC for 2004–06; and the green line indicates the slope of the APC for 2007–13. APC=annual percentage change. HFMD=hand, foot, and mouth disease. H1N1=influenza A H1N1 pdm09. H7N9=human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 virus.
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