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

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;17(4):718-21. doi: 10.3201/eid1704.101316.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infection Control
  • Male
  • Military Personnel*
  • Skin / pathology
  • Smallpox Vaccine / adverse effects
  • Smallpox Vaccine / immunology
  • United States
  • Vaccinia / diagnosis
  • Vaccinia / transmission*
  • Vaccinia virus / genetics
  • Vaccinia virus / physiology*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Smallpox Vaccine