SMALLPOX IMMUNITY IN SAILORS

Abstract

When revaccinating Soviet sailors against smallpox, a positive inoculation reaction was noted in 26% of those inoculated; among revaccinated foreign sailors positive reactions comprised 60--75%. In considering that the number of foreign sailors who reacted positively to small pox vaccination was almost 3 times greater than that of Soviet sailors, the sanitary-quarantine service is advised to be alert with respect to the crews and passengers of foreign vessels, since they may serve as the source of the importation of smallpox into the USSR.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0651171

Entities

People

  • A. F. Yatsenko
  • L. I. Korobov
  • L. M. Shafran

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Groups
  • Biological Laboratories
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health
  • Hygiene
  • Immunity
  • Infectious Disease Transmission
  • Inoculation
  • Lepidoptera
  • Medical Personnel
  • Poxviridae Infections
  • Public Health
  • Quarantine
  • Russian Language
  • Ussr
  • Vaccination
  • Vaccines

Readers

  • Immunology
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology