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Tularemia in a park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sinclair, Julie R; Newton, Alisa; Hinshaw, Keith; Fraser, George; Ross, Patrina; Chernak, Esther; Johnson, Caroline; Warren, Nancy.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 14(9): 1482-3, 2008 Sep.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18760026

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Tularemia/veterinary , Animals , Francisella tularensis/isolation & purification , Marmota/microbiology , Philadelphia/epidemiology , Rabbits , Tularemia/epidemiology

Ocular vaccinia infection in laboratory worker, Philadelphia, 2004.

Lewis, Felicia M T; Chernak, Esther; Goldman, Erinn; Li, Yu; Karem, Kevin; Damon, Inger K; Henkel, Richard; Newbern, E Claire; Ross, Patrina; Johnson, Caroline C.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 12(1): 134-7, 2006 Jan.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16494730

ABSTRACT

We report a case of ocular vaccinia infection in an unvaccinated laboratory worker. The patient was infected by a unique strain used in an experiment performed partly outside a biosafety cabinet. Vaccination should continue to be recommended, but laboratories with unvaccinated workers should also implement more stringent biosafety practices.

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Conjunctivitis, Viral/diagnosis , Conjunctivitis, Viral/virology , Occupational Exposure , Research Personnel , Vaccinia virus/physiology , Vaccinia/diagnosis , Vaccinia/virology , Adult , Conjunctivitis, Viral/drug therapy , Conjunctivitis, Viral/pathology , Female , Humans , Immunoglobulins, Intravenous/therapeutic use , Laboratories , Safety , Vaccinia/drug therapy , Vaccinia/pathology , Vaccinia virus/isolation & purification

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