Adventitious Agents and Smallpox Vaccine in Strategic National Stockpile

In keeping with current standards, we urge that old smallpox vaccines that were made in animal skin and are still a key part of our strategic national stockpile be tested for adventitious infectious agents. The advisory especially applies to viruses that have the potential for zoonotic transmission...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Frederick A. Murphy, Bennie I. Osburn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/7/05-0277_article