Contact transmission of vaccinia virus from smallpox vaccinees in the United States, 2003-2011

Vaccine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 985-988

  Wertheimer, Ellen R ^a,b   Olive, Denise S ^a,b   Brundage, John F ^a   Clark, Leslie L ^a,b  

^a Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center   (United States)

^b GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mass vaccination; Military personnel; Smallpox vaccine; Vaccinia

Indexed keywords

SMALLPOX VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SMALLPOX; SOLDIER; SPORT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VACCINIA; VACCINIA VIRUS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WRESTLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES, VIRAL; SMALLPOX VACCINE; UNITED STATES; VACCINIA; VACCINIA VIRUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856337579     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.12.049     Document Type: Article

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