title: Why the smallpox virus stocks should not be destroyed.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Joklik
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Fields
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Sandakhchiev
mesh_terms: D018070:Biological Specimen Banks; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003264:Containment of Biohazards; D016679:Genome, Viral; D006801:Humans; D011309:Preservation, Biological; D012899:Smallpox / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D012901:Variola virus / Q000235:genetics; D014944:World Health Organization