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Global perspectives on smallpox vaccine against monkeypox: a comprehensive meta-analysis and systematic review of effectiveness, protection, safety and cross-immunogenicity

Emerging Microbes and Infections
A large outbreak of monkeypox occurred in 2022, and most people lack immunity to orthopoxvirus. Smallpox vaccination is essential for preventing further smallpox outbreaks.
Hao Liu, Wenjing Wang, Yang Zhang, Fuchun Wang, Junyi Duan, Tao Huang, Xiaojie Huang, Tong Zhang   +7 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, Scott Parker, Randall Lanier   +2 more
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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, V. N. Podkuyko, A. P. Pirozhkov, A. I. Terent'ev, V. P. Krasnyansky, E. V. Rozhdestvensky, S. V. Nazarov, S. V. Kuznecov   +7 more
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Rethinking the History of Smallpox in the Early Twentieth Century: The and Uncertainty Surrounding the Diagnosis of Smallpox [PDF]

Uisahak, 2020
This research explores the case of the 1903 smallpox outbreak on the SS Korea, a transpacific carrier making runs between Southeast Asia, East Asia, Hawaii, and the United States.
Hyon Ju LEE
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Following in the footsteps of smallpox: can we achieve the global eradication of measles? [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND: Although an effective measles vaccine has been available for almost 40 years, in 2000 there were about 30 million measles infections worldwide and 777,000 measles-related deaths.
Morgan, Oliver WC
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Eczema Monkeypoxicum Following Sexual Transmission Treated With Tecovirimat

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mpox is a zoonotic viral infection caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV) and risk factors for its dissemination include previous dermatoses such as atopic dermatitis [1]. We present the case of a 30‐year‐old male with an unusual and extensive presentation of mpox following unprotected sexual intercourse, with an excellent response to tecovirimat ...
Andrés Vidal González, Sergio López Alcázar, José Ángel Amat Sánchez, Francisco Vergara Barria, Rosa Feltes Ochoa, Elena Sendagorta Cudos, Pedro Herranz Pinto   +6 more
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Population, sexual and reproductive health, rights and sustainable development: forging a common agenda. [PDF]

, 2010
This article suggests that sexual and reproductive health and rights activists seeking to influence the post-2015 international development paradigm must work with sustainable development advocates concerned with a range of issues, including climate ...
Campbell, D. M., Carter, P. E., Collins-Emerson, J. M., French, N. P., Hathaway, S., Marshall, J., Midwinter, A. C., Mullner, P., Pirie, R., Shadbolt, T., Spencer, Simon E. F., Wilson, D. J.   +11 more
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Therapeutic Vaccines and Antibodies for Treatment of Orthopoxvirus Infections

Viruses, 2010
Despite the eradication of smallpox several decades ago, variola and monkeypox viruses still have the potential to become significant threats to public health.
Stuart N. Isaacs, Yuhong Xiao
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Effect of Monkeypox Virus Preparation on the Lethality of the Intravenous Cynomolgus Macaque Model

Viruses, 2022
For over two decades, researchers have sought to improve smallpox vaccines and also develop therapies to ensure protection against smallpox or smallpox-like disease.
Eric M. Mucker, Josh D. Shamblin, Jo Lynne Raymond, Nancy A. Twenhafel, Robert F. Garry, Lisa E. Hensley   +5 more
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Prospective of indigenous African wild food plants in alleviation of the severe iron deficiency anaemia in Sub‐Saharan Africa

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Iron deficiency anaemia remains a major public health challenge in Sub‐Saharan Africa, where population growth, displacement and limited resources heighten nutritional insecurity. We compiled a list of indigenous African underutilized wild food plants and examined their potential for addressing micronutrient deficiencies.
Eltayb Abdellatef, Yohannes Gedamu Gebre, Petra Bauer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source