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Chad Roy at the Tulane National Primate Research Center is participating in a three-center study of an antiviral drug for the treatment of smallpox, which has re-emerged as a possible bioterrorism weapon. (Credit: Robin Rodriguez)
TULANE (US)—A nationwide effort is under way to develop an inhaled version of an antiviral drug to treat smallpox, a disease that was eradicated worldwide in the 1970s but one that has re-emerged as a possible bioterrorism weapon.
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Health & Medicine - Jul 14, 2009 13:12 - 3 Comments
Smallpox eradicated, but vaccine poses new risks
“These infections could prove fatal in as many as 20 percent of cases,” says Lisa Beck, lead author of the new study. “More shockingly, they not only occurred in eczema patients who were immunized themselves, but also in eczema patients who simply came in contact with other recently vaccinated individuals.” (Credit: James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
