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Weizhong Yang

Researcher at Peking Union Medical College

Publications -  166
Citations -  13067

Weizhong Yang is an academic researcher from Peking Union Medical College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Influenza A virus & Outbreak. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 158 publications receiving 11744 citations. Previous affiliations of Weizhong Yang include Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Identifying the high-risk areas and associated meteorological factors of dengue transmission in Guangdong Province, China from 2005 to 2011

TL;DR: Investigation of the spatial distribution pattern and meteorological drivers of dengue fever in Guangdong Province, China found high-epidemic DF areas were restricted to the Pearl River Delta region and the Han RiverDelta region, Moran's I of DF distribution was significant from 2005 to 2006 and from 2009 to 2011.
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Etiology of diarrhea among children under the age five in China: Results from a five-year surveillance.

TL;DR: A wide range of enteropathogens were detected in this five-year surveillance study; rotavirus and norovirus were most common among children under the age five and should serve as robust evidence for public health entities when planning and developing national intervention programs in China.
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Progress toward measles elimination in the People's Republic of China, 2000-2009.

TL;DR: Reaching and maintaining measles elimination in China will require strong political commitment and efforts for strengthening surveillance, increasing 2-dose vaccine coverage to >95%, stricter enforcement of the requirement to check immunization status at school entry, and careful attention to measles susceptibility in those aged ≥15 years.
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The etiology of community-acquired pneumonia among children under 5 years of age in mainland China, 2001–2015: A systematic review

TL;DR: This article provides the most comprehensive analysis to date of the factors contributing to CAP in children under 5 y of age and suggests vaccines should be introduced into Chinese immunization programs, and further economic evaluations should be conducted.