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Smallpox Vaccines
Studies from D.E. Lilienfeld and colleagues reveal new findings on smallpox vaccines
June 3rd, 2008
"The pharmaceutical industry developed in the late 19th century as a consquence of both scientific and commercial innovations, such as the development of diphtheria antitoxin and the commercialization of smallpox vaccine. Two tetanus outbreaks in 1901-from contaminated diphtheria antitoxin in St," scientists writing in the journal Perspectives in Biology and Medicine report. "Louis, Missouri, and contaminated smallpox vaccine in Camden, New Jersey-raised public concern about pharmaceutical safety. In St. Louis, errant manufacturing processes were found to be the source of the outbreak. In Camden, investigation identified contaminated vaccine from one manufacturer...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-03)
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