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We should be prepared to smallpox re-emergence
The review contains a brief analysis of the results of investigations conducted during 40 years after smallpox eradication and directed to study genomic organization and evolution of variola virus (VARV) and development of modern diagnostics, vaccines ...
S. N. Shchelkunov, G. A. Shchelkunova
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Navigating the smallpox threat in colonial Fiji: Vaccination endeavours and historical challenges
Upon its cession from 1874 to 1970, Fiji was under the British colonial government, and the colonial government attempted to control the spread of smallpox in the colony.
Mumtaz Alam
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Lawrence O. Gostin on Biosecurity Policy: Are We Safer Today? [PDF]
World-acclaimed authority Lawrence O. Gostin analyzes biosecurity policy since 9/11. He begins with the question: Are we safer now? Then comes a review of biosecurity legislation, followed by discussion of planning to deal with specific diseases and the ...
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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Vaccinations During Pregnancy Protect the Mother–Infant Dyad and Are Generally Safe
ABSTRACT Aim Vaccination in pregnancy has a critical impact on mothers, foetuses and infants. The aim of this paper was to summarise key points presented by experts attending the 12th Maria Delivoria‐Papadopoulos Perinatal Symposium in March 2025 and further expand and update them.
Ariadne Malamitsi‐Puchner +2 more
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Who invented vaccination? [PDF]
Edward Jenner, whose ‘Inquiry’ (1798)1 was the first published report of vaccination against smallpox, is widely seen as the inventor of vaccination. However, other individuals could lay claim to this title, notably his contemporaries, Benjamin Jesty and
Jesty, Robert, Williams, Gareth
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Wise Blood: The Principle of Overcoming in Disease and Immunity (Part 1) [PDF]
The immune system is an intelligently made system designed for interaction with microbes even in a perfect world; it is more than a defense. However, in a post-fall world, it is primarily a body’s defense system.
Gillen, Alan L., Huy, Keoprommony
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Following in the footsteps of smallpox: can we achieve the global eradication of measles? [PDF]
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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ABSTRACT While childhood vaccination programmes provide outstanding contributions to improving health, they can also pose challenges through the interactions between parents and healthcare. This paper focuses on the ethical dimensions of interactions between healthcare professionals and parents. Since the knowledge that professionals possess creates an
Mikael Sandlund +2 more
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Due to the discontinuation of routine smallpox vaccination after its eradication in 1980, a large part of the human population remains naïve against smallpox and other members of the orthopoxvirus genus.
Damian Jandrasits +6 more
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The article presents the results of research quality of drugs for the prevention of smallpox during the period from 2007 to 2015 years, where the reference standard uses industry standard of activity, specificity (identification) and necrotic activity of
A. V. Muhacheva +8 more
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