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Oct 01, 2013

Oct 01, 2013

News Scan for Oct 01, 2013

More Saudi MERS cases
Boston BSL-4 lab clears hurdle
Colorado TB investigation
Hepatitis C screening
Polio in South Sudan

Mar 25, 2002

Mar 25, 2002

In simulated smallpox attack, vaccine shortage crippled national response

Mar 25, 2002

(CIDRAP News) – It is 13 days since the emergence of a hypothetical smallpox epidemic caused by the release of virus in three US shopping malls. Some 16,000 cases have been reported, 1,000 people have died, and the nation is running out of vaccine. Hospitals are overflowing, and federal and state officials are at odds over how to contain the epidemic.

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