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Case Reports
. 2011 Apr;17(4):718-21.
doi: 10.3201/eid1704.101316.

Secondary and tertiary transmission of vaccinia virus from US military service member

Gregory E Young  1 , Christina M Hidalgo, Ann Sullivan-Frohm, Cynthia Schult, Stephen Davis, Cassandra Kelly-Cirino, Christina Egan, Kimberly Wilkins, Ginny L Emerson, Kimberly Noyes, Debra Blog
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Secondary and tertiary transmission of vaccinia virus from US military service member

Gregory E Young et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

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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Figure 1
Timeline of investigation of secondary and tertiary transmission of vaccinia virus from a US military service member, New York, USA, 2010. NYSDOH, New York State Department of Health; PH, public health; VIG, varicella immune globulin; PMD, private physician; derm, dermatologist.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Vaccinia lesions in patients with secondary and tertiary cases, New York, USA, 2010. Top row, case-patient 1; bottom row, case-patient 3.
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