Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2011)

Secondary and Tertiary Transmission of Vaccinia Virus from US Military Service Member

  • Gregory E. Young,
  • Christina M. Hidalgo,
  • Ann Sullivan-Frohm,
  • Cynthia Schulte,
  • Stephen Davis,
  • Cassandra Kelly-Cirino,
  • Christina Egan,
  • Kimberly Wilkins,
  • Ginny L. Emerson,
  • Kimberly Noyes,
  • Debra Blog

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1704.101316
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 4
pp. 718 – 721

Abstract

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During February and March 2010, the New York State Department of Health investigated secondary and tertiary vaccinia contact transmission from a military vaccinee to 4 close contacts. Identification of these cases underscores the need for strict adherence to postvaccination infection control guidance to avoid transmission of the live virus.

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