A 21-year-old Indian who worked as a vaccinator in the smallpox programme developed an atypical case of variola major despite several previous, successful vaccinations. The clinical course of the disease was unusual, as there were two distinctly separate "crops" of smallpox. The disease began less than one month after a successful vaccination, which therefore gave the briefest period of protection recorded for this reliable immunization. The patient was found to have a virtually complete IgM deficiency with normal levels of circulating antibody against orthopox virus.
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Emerg Infect Dis
July 2005
Memorial-Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.
Recent experiences with severe acute respiratory syndrome and the US smallpox vaccination program have demonstrated the vulnerability of healthcare workers to occupationally acquired infectious diseases. However, despite acknowledgment of risk, the occupational death rate for healthcare workers is unknown. In contrast, the death rate for other professions with occupational risk, such as police officer or firefighter, has been well defined.
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A 21-year-old Indian who worked as a vaccinator in the smallpox programme developed an atypical case of variola major despite several previous, successful vaccinations. The clinical course of the disease was unusual, as there were two distinctly separate "crops" of smallpox. The disease began less than one month after a successful vaccination, which therefore gave the briefest period of protection recorded for this reliable immunization.
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