Journal article
Laboratory-Acquired Vaccinia Exposures and Infections - United States, 2005-2007
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, Vol.57(15), pp.401-403
04/18/2008
PMID: 18418346
Abstract
The last case of naturally acquired small pox disease, caused by the orthopoxvirus variola virus (VARV), occurred in 1977, and the last laboratory-acquired cased occurred in 1978. Small pox was eradicated largely as a result of the worldwide vaccination campaign that used the related orthopoxvirus, vaccinia virus (VACV), as a live virus vaccine. Here, Melchreit et all discuss five recent occurrences of laboratory-acquired VACV infections and exposures and underscores the need for proper vaccination, laboratory safety, infection-control practices, and rapid medical evaluation of exposures in the context of orthopoxvirus research.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Laboratory-Acquired Vaccinia Exposures and Infections - United States, 2005-2007
- Creators
- R MelchreitF LewisP QuinliskK SoyemiL DesJardinL V KirchhoffE A TalbotC BeanJ SchmittM ReynoldsW DavidsonS SmithY LiI DamonA MacNeilD DufficyCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, Vol.57(15), pp.401-403
- Publisher
- U.S. Center for Disease Control
- PMID
- 18418346
- ISSN
- 0149-2195
- eISSN
- 1545-861X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/18/2008
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984280831102771
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