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Preventing the return of smallpox

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2003

Authors

Breman, Joel G
Arita, Isao
Fenner, Frank

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Massachusetts Medical Society

Abstract

It is imperative and urgent that we prevent the intentional or unintentional release of variola (smallpox) virus into an essentially unprotected global population that continues to benefit from 25 years of freedom from smallpox.

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Keywords: smallpox vaccine; biological warfare; developing country; diagnostic test; eradication therapy; health care cost; health care planning; health economics; health survey; priority journal; public health; short survey; smallpox; Smallpox virus; terrorism; Un

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/76213

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ANU Research Publications

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New England Journal of Medicine

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Journal article

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10.1056/NEJMp025175

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