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Latest News  

Nov 14
New Item Firm says weakened smallpox vaccine has good safety profile

Sep 5
New Item Firm wins $55 million contract for smallpox drug

May 8, 2008
New Item Smallpox drug does well in first human safety test

Apr 21, 2008
New Item CDC reports vaccinia infections in lab workers

Mar 7, 2008
New Item CDC retires one old smallpox vaccine, keeps another

Feb 8, 2008
New Item US military switching to new smallpox vaccine

Sep 4, 2007
New Item FDA approves Acambis smallpox vaccine

Jun 5, 2007
New Item Danish firm wins US contract for new smallpox vaccine

May 18, 2007
New Item WHO postpones smallpox virus destruction by 4 years

New Item FDA panel recommends smallpox vaccine approval

May 17, 2007
New Item CDC reports on soldier's son who had severe vaccinia infection

May 4, 2007
New Item CDC reports sexual transmission of vaccinia

Apr 25, 2007
New Item HHS offers plan for defense against biological threats

Apr 18, 2007
New Item Danish firm expects to sell smallpox vaccine to US

Mar 19, 2007
New Item Son of vaccinated soldier has severe vaccinia infection

Dec 11, 2006
New Item CDC rates hospital bioterrorism preparedness

Jun 26, 2006
New Item Soldier's death possibly linked to shots for smallpox, flu

Jun 5, 2006
New Item WHO defers decision on destroying smallpox virus

Dec 14, 2005
New Item Study shows few serious problems among smallpox vaccinees

Aug 16, 2005
New Item US seeks stockpile of safer smallpox vaccine

Aug 11, 2005
New Item Persistence of smallpox immunity may have protected against monkeypox in 2003

Jun 1, 2005
New Item WHO smallpox vaccine reserve gains support

Apr 29, 2005
New Item Smallpox shots caused unexpected side effects in CDC study

Mar 11, 2005
New Item IOM says poor communication hurt CDC smallpox efforts

      
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New Item Laboratory-acquired vaccinia virus infection: Virginia, 2008
From Jul 31 MMWR

 
New Item Live variola virus: considerations for continuing research
Institute of Medicine report released July 10

 
New Item The new ACAM2000 vaccine and other therapies to control orthopoxvirus outbreaks and bioterror attacks
From Jul Expert Rev Vaccines

 
New Item Progressive vaccinia in a military smallpox vaccinee--United States, 2009
Early release from MMWR, published online May 19

 
New Item Non-human primates are protected from smallpox virus or monkeypox virus challenges by the antiviral drug ST-246
From Antimicrob Agents Chemother, published online Apr 6

 
New Item Evaluation of smallpox vaccines using variola neutralization
From J Gen Virol, published online Apr 1

 
New Item Natural human infections with vaccinia virus during bovine vaccinia outbreaks
From Apr J Clin Virol

 
New Item Clinical and immunological response to attenuated tissue-cultured smallpox vaccine LC16m8
From Mar 11 JAMA

 
New Item Smallpox virus plaque phenotypes: genetic, geographical, and case fatality relationships
From J Gen Virol, published online Mar 4

 
New Item Cutting edge: mucosal application of a lyophilized viral vector vaccine confers systemic and protective immunity toward intracellular pathogens
From Mar J Immunol

 
New Item In vitro efficacy of ST-246 against smallpox and monkeypox
From Mar Antimicrob Agents Chemother

 
New Item ST-246 antiviral efficacy in a non-human primate monkeypox model: determination of the minimal effective dose and human dose justification
From Antimicrob Agents Chemother, published online Feb 17

 
New Item CDC interim guidance for revaccination of eligible persons who participated in the US civilian smallpox preparedness and response program
CDC document released Jan 15 (but dated Oct 2008)

 
New Item A novel replication-competent vaccinia vector MVTT is superior to MVA for inducing high levels of neutralizing antibody via mucosal vaccination
From PLoS ONE, published online Jan 9

 
New Item Demographic and clinical factors associated with response to smallpox vaccine in preimmunized volunteers
From Dec 31 PLoS ONE

 
New Item Smallpox: Current, comprehensive information on pathogenesis, microbiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis
CIDRAP-authored overview, updated Dec 30 with new research


  
New Item Coadministration of cidofovir and smallpox vaccine reduced vaccination side effects but interfered with vaccine-elicited responses and immunity to monkeypox
From Jan J Virol

 
New Item Eczema vaccinatum resulting from the transmission of vaccinia virus from a smallpox vaccinee: an investigation of potential fomites in the home environment
From Jan 14 Vaccine

 
New Item Encephalitis after secondary smallpox vaccination
From Jan Clin Infect Dis

 
New Item ST246 in vitro efficacy against smallpox and monkeypox
From Antimicrob Agents Chemother, published online Dec 15

 
New Item Immunity from smallpox vaccine persists for decades: a longitudinal study
From Dec Am J Med

 
New Item Detection of human orthopoxvirus infections and differentiation of smallpox virus with real-time PCR
From J Med Virol, published online Nov 21

 
New Item Smallpox revaccination of 21000 first responders in Israel: lessons learned
From Int J Infect Dis, published online Nov 17

 
 

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