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Influence of Population Immunosuppression and Past Vaccination on Smallpox Reemergence
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 We built a SEIR (susceptible, exposed, infected, recovered) model of smallpox transmission for New York, New York, USA, and Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, that accounted for age-specific population immunosuppression and residual vaccine immunity and
C. Raina MacIntyre +7 more
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Vaccines, 2022 Smallpox is an acute contagious disease caused by the variola virus. According to WHO guidelines, the smallpox vaccine is administrated by scarification into the epidermis using a bifurcated needle moistened with a vaccine solution.
Sang-Gu Yim +11 more
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Eczema Herpeticum and Clinical Criteria for Investigating Smallpox
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 Eczema herpeticum can clinically resemble smallpox. On the basis of the algorithm for rapid evaluation of patients with an acute generalized vesiculopustular rash illness, our patient met criteria for high risk for smallpox.
David A. Boyd +2 more
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Teaching a new mouse old tricks: Humanized mice as an infection model for Variola virus.
PLoS Pathogens, 2021 Smallpox, caused by the solely human pathogen Variola virus (VARV), was declared eradicated in 1980. While known VARV stocks are secure, smallpox remains a bioterrorist threat agent. Recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the first smallpox
Christina L Hutson +13 more
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The Ocular Complications of Smallpox and Smallpox Immunization [PDF]
Archives of Ophthalmology, 2003 Although smallpox was eradicated worldwide, concerns have been raised about the use of smallpox as a biological weapon. Plans are being considered for smallpox immunization in the United States. Variola virus, the cause of smallpox, and vaccinia virus, used in smallpox immunization, are both orthopoxviruses that are associated with serious ocular ...
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Evolution of means and principles of smallpox vaccination
Вестник войск РХБ защиты, 2020 There are several possible reasons for the return of smallpox as an endemic disease. For example, the possibility of maintaining smallpox virus in an active state in the corpses of the dead, buried in permafrost regions, or the evolutionary changes of ...
S. V. Borisevich +7 more
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Membranous dysmenorrhea and decidual casts: A scoping review
International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract Background Membranous dysmenorrhea, characterized by the expulsion of intact endometrial tissue rather than gradual dissolution during menstruation, occasionally presents as a decidual cast—a complete triangular mold of the uterine cavity. This poorly understood condition is likely underdiagnosed.
Lovisa Brehmer, Hedvig Engberg
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Monkeypox Goes North: Ongoing Worldwide Monkeypox Infections in Humans
Viruses, 2022 In the late 1970s, global vaccination programs resulted in the eradication of smallpox. The Monkeypox virus (MPXV), which is closely related to the smallpox-inducing variola virus, was previously endemic only in Sub-Saharan Africa but is currently ...
Barbara S. Schnierle
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Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.Abstract Infectious diseases remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among pediatric transplant recipients, despite significant advances in transplantation management. Vaccination is the most effective strategy to prevent infections; however, its efficacy is hindered in solid organ transplant (SOT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT)
Valeria Casotti +35 more
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The Role of Brincidofovir in Preparation for a Potential Smallpox Outbreak
Viruses, 2017 Smallpox (variola) virus is considered a Category A bioterrorism agent due to its ability to spread rapidly and the high morbidity and mortality rates associated with infection. Current recommendations recognize the importance of oral antivirals and call
Scott A. Foster +2 more
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