Adventitious agents and smallpox vaccine in strategic national stockpile.
In keeping with current standards, we urge that old smallpox vaccines that were made in animal skin and are still a key part of our strategic national stockpile be tested for adventitious infectious agents. The advisory especially applies to viruses that have the potential for zoonotic transmission to human vaccine recipients.
Murphy
Frederick A
FA
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA. famurphy@ucdavis.edu
Osburn
Bennie I
BI
D000818:Animals; D023482:Bioterrorism; D002417:Cattle; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D004340:Drug Contamination; D018954:Drugs, Essential; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D012306:Risk; D012756:Sheep; D012900:Smallpox Vaccine / Q000600:supply & distribution; D014481:United States; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission*
D018954:Drugs, Essential; D012900:Smallpox Vaccine