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Respiratory infection due to direct contact with rabbit-skin powder contaminated by vaccinia virus

Author(s) -

Zhigang Hu,

Xue Yang,

Shaoxia Zhuang,

Jie Liu

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.09.005

Subject(s) - vaccinia , virus , smallpox , medicine , virology , smallpox vaccine , variola virus , inhalation , microbiology and biotechnology , vaccination , biology , anesthesia , biochemistry , gene , recombinant dna

Vaccinia virus infection was diagnosed in five male workers directly exposed to rabbit-skin powder contaminated by vaccinia virus via skin contact and inhalation. Four of the workers had been vaccinated against smallpox. Their clinical symptoms were severe, especially in the lungs; however, all symptoms improved after treatment.

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