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Rahima Banu, the world's last endemic case of severe smallpox, Variola Major, developed rash on October 16, 1975 on Bhola Island, Bangladesh. Achieving eradication in a country destroyed by war challenged the achievement of smallpox eradication.
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ABSTRACT Approximately 755 million cases and 7 million deaths have been reported since the COVID‐19 pandemic. Based on the availability of vaccines to contain the spread of COVID‐19, various vaccination plans have been implemented globally, some more effective than others, depending on each country's social, territorial, economic, and political ...
Marisol S. Romero‐Mancilla+2 more
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Microbial Ecology of Permafrost Soils: Populations, Processes, and Perspectives
ABSTRACT Permafrost microbial research has flourished in the past decades, due in part to improvements in sampling and molecular techniques, but also the increased focus on the permafrost greenhouse gas feedback to climate change and other ecological processes in high latitude and alpine permafrost soils.
Mark P. Waldrop+33 more
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The last case of natural smallpox was recorded in October, 1977. It took humanity almost 20 years to achieve that feat after the World Health Organization had approved the global smallpox eradication program.
G. A. Shchelkunova, S. N. Shchelkunov
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Multigenerational Effects of Smallpox Vaccination [PDF]
Can the effects of childhood vaccination extend across three generations? Using Swedish data spanning 250 years, we estimate the impact of smallpox vaccination on longevity, disability, and occupational achievements. Employing mother fixed-effects, difference-in-differences, and shift-share instrumental-variables designs, we find that vaccination ...
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Pandemic Prevention Paradigms: Understanding Global Health Governance
One Health is an emerging area of integrative studies and interventions aimed at preventing zoonotic diseases by addressing human, animal, and environmental interactions. A fundamental aspect of the concept is understanding how these interactions influence health outcomes among humans, animals, and ecosystems. Developed initially to respond to the need
Soheil Sadr+10 more
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Background The live smallpox and Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccinations have been associated with better adult survival in both Guinea-Bissau and Denmark.
A. Rieckmann+10 more
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Leiomyosarcoma in a smallpox vaccination scar: case report and review of literature [PDF]
The development of sarcomas in smallpox vaccination cars is very rare. Including this case, only five have been reported.
Krupp, S., Sendi, P.
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