Open AccessInterim guidelines for smallpox response and management published in the United Kingdom
Author(s) -
Richard Harling
Publication year - 2002
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.06.49.01979-en
Subject(s) - interim , smallpox , preparedness , outbreak , medicine , smallpox vaccine , smallpox vaccination , vaccination , interim analysis , medical emergency , political science , virology , alternative medicine , law , pathology , vaccinia , biology , biochemistry , gene , recombinant dna
On 2 December 2002, the Department of Health in England published guidelines for responding to a deliberate release of smallpox (1, 2). The guidelines, which are for discussion over the next month, describe vaccination strategies prior to and in the event of an outbreak, procedures for diagnosis and management of the initial cases, and other essential outbreak preparedness and control measures.