Abstract
A laboratory-confirmed, inadvertent transmission of vaccinia virus from an unusual source highlights the importance of epidemiologic tracing, proper biosafety practices in the clinical diagnostic laboratories, and educating clinicians and laboratorians to potential bioterrorism-initiated outbreaks as well as look-alike disease discrimination.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Cell Line
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Clinical Laboratory Techniques
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Disease Transmission, Infectious
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Military Personnel*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Sexual Behavior*
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Smallpox Vaccine / administration & dosage*
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Vaccination
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Vaccinia / diagnosis*
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Vaccinia / prevention & control
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Vaccinia / transmission*
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Vaccinia / virology
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Vaccinia virus / classification
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Vaccinia virus / genetics
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Vaccinia virus / isolation & purification*
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Vagina / virology