Smallpox

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Reviewed January 2009

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Title:   Smallpox
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Smallpox is caused by the variola virus or Orthopoxvirus. Smallpox was once a feared viral disease. An aggressive immunisation campaign eradicated smallpox by 1979 but small stocks of the virus remain in laboratories. Smallpox has recently been assessed as a possible biological weapon that could be used in non-conventional warfare or in a terrorist attack.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Vaccines for preventing smallpox
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Smallpox is an acute viral infection unique to humans. A worldwide smallpox campaign (including mass vaccination, patient isolation, and surveillance) contributed to the eradication of the disease by 1980. However, there is growing concern that the viru...
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Bioterrorism
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on bioterrorism and biosecurity.
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Guidelines for smallpox outbreak, preparedness, response and management
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The guidelines provide technical information about the management of a threat, or an outbreak, of smallpox.
Date:   Jan 2004
Title:   Smallpox
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Smallpox is a serious infectious disease, which was once frequent, particularly in socially disadvantaged countries. Smallpox infection was eradicated from Australia many years ago, and WHO announced worldwide eradication in 1979.
Date:   Dec 2001
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