Smallpox Re-emergence can be a Threat to Immunosuppressed People
People with weakened immune system in US and Australia must be considered in planning for the real risk of smallpox re-emerging in the world, an expert of infectious diseases has warned. Smallpox… more
Researchers pinpoint where smallpox outbreak would hit hardest
"Smallpox was eradicated in 1980 but in 2017 Canadian scientists created a smallpox-like virus in a lab using just mail-order DNA," said UNSW Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology Raina… more
New publication: How Valid Are Assumptions About Re-emerging Smallpox?
Globally eradicated in 1980, smallpox is listed as a category A bioterrorism agent. If smallpox were to re-emerge, it may be due to an act of bioterrorism or a laboratory accident, and the impact is… more