Vaccinia virus (VACV) confers cross-protective immunity against variola virus, the causative agent of smallpox, and has therefore been extensively exploited as a preventive vaccine. Despite the global ...

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has renewed its call for the United States to reverse its decision to withdraw from the U.N. health agency, warning of potential global health consequences and ...

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As an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control, he was actively involved in directing smallpox eradication programs in Nigeria (66-70), Bangladesh (72-76), and Somalia (77). He is a ...

I had the unique opportunity to serve as an adjunct faculty member, as a lecturer in the public health track, at the ...

There was some trouble on the Duleep Singh outside the bar, the steward slicing the mate with a carving knife. The captain put him in irons, and he languishes in captivity. • There were four deaths ...

"We would welcome constructive dialogue to preserve and strengthen the historic relationship between WHO and the USA that helped bring significant impacts like the eradication of smallpox," Tedros ...

The smallpox eradication strategy focused on surveillance and containment. Cases were detected through surveillance and were isolated to prevent further transmission. Contacts of the cases were ...

Smallpox was eradicated worldwide in the late 1970s, which means there is no immunity in the population as a whole. So what is the history of Smallpox? • The first known victim of smallpox was ...