Kang Laiyi
Kang Laiyi (
Biography
Kang was born on 17 September 1936 in
In August 1962, Kang transferred to the Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention and worked there for the rest of his career. From 1984 to 1986, he received further training in epidemiology of infectious diseases at the University of Toronto in Canada.[2]
After returning to China in December 1986, he worked in the prevention and treatment of the new disease
Kang died on 5 October 2019, aged 83.[2][4]
Contributions
In the 1960s, Kang worked for years on cholera prevention and treatment in the outskirts of Shanghai. He also went to Kashgar, Xinjiang to advise on the management of a cholera outbreak there.[2]
In 1970, Kang quickly detected and controlled an
From 1978, Kang oversaw the creation of the
Starting in the late 1980s, Kang mainly focused on the epidemiology, intervention research, clinical evaluation, and management of
Kang published more than 20 books and nearly 200 research papers. He received many national and municipal awards including the Distinguished Contribution Award of the National Science Congress,
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-77582-207-3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "上海疾病预防控制中心终身教授康来仪逝世,享年84岁". The Paper. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ ISBN 978-2-84050-571-6.
- ^ a b c Li Yifan 李一凡 (9 October 2019). "流行病学专家康来仪逝世,曾发现血友病患中首例艾滋患者". The Beijing News. Retrieved 28 October 2019.