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Wu Lien-teh
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Wu Lien-teh

Epidemiology · Plague Prevention

Harbin, Malaysia

10 H-Index
103 Citations
282 Total Impact
GLNobel Prize nominee (1935)0

Overview

Wu Lien-teh was an epidemiology specialist who stopped the 1910 Manchurian plague and invented the surgical face mask. First Chinese Nobel Prize nominee. Based in Harbin, China.

For Patients

  • Pioneered 2 medical techniques including Modern surgical face mask and Plague containment quarantine protocols
  • Research was cited 103 times by other doctors and scientists
  • Based at Chinese Imperial Court in Harbin, Malaysia

Biography

Wu Lien-teh was a Malaysian-Chinese physician who stopped the Manchurian plague epidemic of 1910-1911, the first person to identify pneumonic plague transmission by respiratory droplets. He invented the modern surgical face mask and was the first person of Chinese descent nominated for the Nobel Prize.

Affiliations & Institutions

Research Impact

10 Publications
103 Total Citations

Publication Timeline

024191319211922192319251928

Published In

Journal of HygieneThe LancetZhonghua yixue zazhiAmerican Journal of EpidemiologyUnknown Journal

Areas of Expertise

Pioneering Techniques

Modern surgical face maskPlague containment quarantine protocols

Legacy Timeline

The life and contributions of Wu Lien-teh

1910

Appointed to stop Manchurian plague

At age 31, tasked with halting a deadly pneumonic plague epidemic in Manchuria

1911

Stopped the Manchurian plague

Identified respiratory transmission, invented the face mask, and implemented quarantine measures that ended the epidemic

1911

Chaired International Plague Conference

Organized the first international scientific conference held in China

1926

Founded Harbin Medical University

Established one of China's leading medical schools

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