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Five Lab Workers Exposed to Vaccinia in 2-Year Period
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Title Five Lab Workers Exposed to Vaccinia in 2-Year Period
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/573348?src=rss
Description Recent reports of five laboratory-acquired vaccinia virus (VACV) infections underscore "the need for proper vaccination, laboratory safety, infection-control practices, and rapid medical evaluation of exposures in the context of orthopoxvirus research," Dr. R. Melchreit, from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, and associates write in the April 18th issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Reuters Health Information
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Date Apr 23, 2008
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