Surveillance and control measures during smallpox outbreaks

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 291-297

  Kerrod, Emma ^a   Geddes, Alasdair M ^b   Regan, Martyn ^a   Leach, Steve ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SMALLPOX; SMALLPOX VIRUS; VACCINATION;

EID: 13744252020     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1102.040609     Document Type: Review

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