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The 1957–1958 Asian flu pandemic was a global pandemic of influenza A virus subtype H2N2 that originated in Guizhou in Southern China. The number of excess deaths caused by the pandemic is estimated to be 1–4 million around the world (1957–1958 and probably beyond), making it one of the deadliest pandemics in history.
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The Asian Flu was a pandemic outbreak of H2N2 avian...
- Influenza A virus subtype H2N2
In February 1957, a new influenza A (H2N2) virus emerged in...
- Influenza pandemic
1957 flu pandemic, outbreak of influenza that was first identified in February 1957 in East Asia and that subsequently spread to countries worldwide. The outbreak caused an estimated 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 deaths worldwide and is considered to have been the least severe of the three 20th-century influenza pandemics.
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Jan 2, 2019 · Print. In February 1957, a new influenza A (H2N2) virus emerged in East Asia, triggering a pandemic (“Asian Flu”). This H2N2 virus was comprised of three different genes from an H2N2 virus that originated from an avian influenza A virus, including the H2 hemagglutinin and the N2 neuraminidase genes. It was first reported in Singapore in ...
May 25, 2020 · At the end of July, 1957, the Daily Mail issued a dire warning about a “new outbreak of Asian flu” when a 1-year-old girl fell ill in Fulham. The Guardian surrendered its cool editorial tone for a headline reading: “Crash Fight Against Asian ‘Flu’”.
Apr 7, 2020 · The Public Health Service released the first cultures of the Asian influenza virus to manufacturers on May 12, 1957. Maurice Hilleman via Wikimedia Commons. While the new flu wasn’t expected to cause massive outbreaks before fall, it slowly began reaching the American shores during summer.