Evaluating the Immunogenicity and Safety of a Smallpox Vaccine to Monkeypox in Healthy Japanese Adults: A Single-Arm Study. [PDF]
Monkeypox (mpox) is an acute exanthematous disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV). Since May 2022, patients with mpox have been reported worldwide, mainly in Europe and the Americas.
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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. [PDF]
A large outbreak of monkeypox occurred in 2022, and most people lack immunity to orthopoxvirus. Smallpox vaccination is essential for preventing further smallpox outbreaks.
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BackgroundIn May 2022, a case of monkeypox (currently known as “mpox”) with no history of overseas travel was reported in the United Kingdom, followed by reports of infections reported in Europe, the United States, and other ...
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A replication-competent smallpox vaccine LC16m8Δ-based COVID-19 vaccine. [PDF]
Viral vectors are a potent vaccine platform for inducing humoral and T-cell immune responses. Among the various viral vectors, replication-competent ones are less commonly used for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine development compared with ...
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The origins and genomic diversity of American Civil War Era smallpox vaccine strains. [PDF]
Vaccination has transformed public health, most notably including the eradication of smallpox. Despite its profound historical importance, little is known of the origins and diversity of the viruses used in smallpox vaccination.
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Interferon α/β Decoy Receptor Encoded by a Variant in the Dryvax Smallpox Vaccine Contributes to Virulence and Correlates with Severe Vaccine Side Effects. [PDF]
Although providing long-lasting immunity, smallpox vaccination was associated with local and systemic reactions and rarely with severe complications, including progressive vaccinia and postvaccinia encephalitis. As the Dryvax smallpox vaccine consists of
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Re-assembly of nineteenth-century smallpox vaccine genomes reveals the contemporaneous use of horsepox and horsepox-related viruses in the USA. [PDF]
According to a recent article published in Genome Biology, Duggan and coworkers sequenced and partially assembled five genomes of smallpox vaccines from the nineteenth century.
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Short-Lived Neutralizing Antibody Responses to Monkeypox Virus in Smallpox Vaccine-Naive Persons after JYNNEOS Vaccination. [PDF]
JYNNEOS, a third-generation smallpox vaccine, is integral to monkeypox virus (MPXV) control efforts, but the durability of this modified vaccinia Ankara–Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) vaccine’s effectiveness is undefined.
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ACAM2000™: The new smallpox vaccine for United States Strategic National Stockpile
Aysegul Nalca, Elizabeth E ZumbrunCenter for Aerobiological Sciences, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, MD, USAAbstract: Smallpox was eradicated more than 30 years ago, but heightened concerns over ...
Ayşegül Nalça, Elizabeth E. Zumbrun
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A History of Smallpox Vaccination in Modern China: Vaccine Techniques, Instruments, and Localization [PDF]
This paper examines how smallpox vaccination has been implemented in China from a technological perspective. It is an attempt not only to investigate the impact of technology and instruments on medical advances, but also to deepen the understanding of ...
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