在本期杂志中发表了由中华医学会呼吸病学分会制定的《流行性感冒临床诊断和治疗指南》草案 ,应当引起我们呼吸界临床工作者的重视和关注。我们都还清楚地记得流行性感冒 (简称流感 )在 2 0世纪 4次世界性的大流行 ,对全球造成的负担是巨大的。什么时候将会爆发下一次大流行 , In this issue of the magazine published by the Chinese Medical Association of respiratory disease branch of the “clinical diagnosis and treatment of influenza, draft” should draw the attention of our respiratory clinicians attention. We all also clearly remember that the global pandemic, caused by the four pandemic influenza in the world in the 20 century, posed a huge global burden. When will the next pandemic break out?