東北省鼠疫 Plague Pandemic in Manchuria

The Manchurian plague (1910-11) was a deadly pneumonic epidemic that affected Manchuria (today's Northeast China) and Mongolia which ultimately killed an estimated 60,000 people in the affected regions. In December 1910 Dr Wu Lien-teh (伍連德), a Malayan-born British subject and graduate of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, was called by the Chinese government to head for the plague-affected areas to investigate the disease, and then he remained in China to fight the battle against the pneumonic plague. Dr Wu’s successful control and eradication of the Manchurian plague epidemic brought him international recognition and was regarded as the international plague expert. For his contributions, Dr Wu was conferred honorary doctorates by a number of institutions, one was the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa by the University of Hong Kong in December 1916.