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Analysis of aerobiological studies with orthopoxviruses by U.S. Department of Defense
Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологииDiscontinuation of vaccination after the completion of Smallpox global eradication program led to a sharp decrease in the level of collective immunity not only to smallpox but also to other orthopoxvirus infections.
Gennady G. Onishenko +4 more
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Should Remaining Stockpiles of Smallpox Virus (Variola) Be Destroyed?
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 In 2011, the World Health Organization will recommend the fate of existing smallpox stockpiles, but circumstances have changed since the complete destruction of these cultures was first proposed.
Raymond S. Weinstein
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Assessing Risk Thresholds in Controlled Human Infection Models (CHIM)
Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Controlled Human Infection Models (CHIMs) are a type of clinical trial involving deliberately exposing human volunteers to an infectious agent. Compared to studies of natural infection, CHIMs offers distinctive benefits, from the ability to study presymptomatic infection to a direct assessment of the efficacy of vaccines and therapeutics in a ...
Alexa Nord‐Bronzyk +4 more
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A vaccinia virus renaissance
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2012 In 1796, Edward Jenner introduced the concept of vaccination with cowpox virus, an Orthopoxvirus within the family Poxviridae that elicits cross protective immunity against related orthopoxviruses, including smallpox virus (variola virus).
Paulo H. Verardi +2 more
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Misinformation and women's health: Rebuilding trust in evidence‐based care
International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Zainab Al‐Jawahiri
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Cancer Science, EarlyView.OncoVV‑shHSP70, a vaccinia virus silencing HSP70, demonstrated potent antitumor efficacy in colorectal cancer cell lines, as well as in syngeneic, xenograft, and humanized mouse models. In cell lines, oncoVV‑shHSP70 promoted viral oncolysis and cytokine production through a self‑reinforcing cycle of ROS‑autophagy. In both CT26 and SW620‑humanized mouse
Rentao Yuan +8 more
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Smallpox and New York City’s Smallpox Hospital [PDF]
Journal of Community Health, 2005 Threatened use of the smallpox virus in bioterrorist attacks recently prompted national concerns in the United States. Smallpox, the "speckled monster," was known in antiquity. In 1856, New York City opened its first hospital devoted to caring for victims of smallpox.
Spiegel, Allen D. +2 more
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An Early Record of Photochemotherapy for Vitiligo by Rhazes (865–925 ce) in Liber Continens
JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Alireza Tavakkoli
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Sick leave in the United Kingdom Post Office, 1850–1908
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper uses a large individual‐record‐level dataset on sick leave to examine adult morbidity in the United Kingdom between 1850 and 1908. From 1859 onwards postal workers were eligible to receive a pension or gratuity when they retired or were forced to stop working due to ill health.
Harry Smith +8 more
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Evidence of Long-Distance Aerial Convection of Variola Virus and Implications for Disease Control
Viruses, 2019 Two distinct phenomena of airborne transmission of variola virus (smallpox) were described in the pre-eradication era—direct respiratory transmission, and a unique phenomenon of transmission over greater distances, referred to as “aerial ...
Chandini Raina MacIntyre +4 more
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