Adventitious Agents and Smallpox Vaccine in Strategic National Stockpile

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
Subjects:
Keywords: Smallpox
Variola
Vaccine
Adventitious Agents
Strategic National Vaccine Stockpile
Zoonotic transmission
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/7/05-0277_article
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Summary: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 to human vaccine recipients.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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