SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC IN VANNES, FRANCE FROM DECEMBER, 1954 TO MARCH, 1955

Abstract

The report states that during the epidemic at Vannes there was a rarity of indirect contamination. There was a grave incidence of non vaccination and of pre-existing affection on the severity and evolution of smallpox. There was also clinical and radiological pulmonary manifestations appearing on the occasion of abortive smallpox, even aneruptive. Finally, revaccination did not appear to confer the immunity expected, by reason of the too-short interval between this and the contact with smallpox. It seemed most often to play a non negligible role in attenuation of the infection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1956
Accession Number
AD0841600

Entities

People

  • Billaud
  • Bouillaud
  • G. Cadoret
  • M. Amphoux
  • M. Leroux

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Children
  • Coinfection
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Infection
  • Lepidoptera
  • Medical Personnel
  • Pediatrics
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Therapy
  • Vaccination
  • Viruses
  • Wound Infections

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  • Biology
  • Medicine

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  • Immunology
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Theoretical Analysis.

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  • Biotechnology