1957–1958 influenza pandemic

Period

February 1957 – December 1958

Map

Epidemics map

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, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in history. A decade later, a reassorted viral strain H3N2 further caused the Hong Kong flu pandemic (1968–1970).

Sources: Wikipedia — 1957–1958 influenza pandemic · CC BY-SA 4.0

Earlier and later events nearby

1. 1945August Revolution
2. 1946–1954First Indochina War
3. 1954Battle of Dien Bien Phu
4. February 1957 – December 19581957–1958 influenza pandemicThis page
5. 1986Đổi Mới
6. 1997Handover of Hong Kong
7. 2019–2023COVID-19 pandemic

Who ruled this land

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