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Smallpox


The Last Smallpox Epidemic in Boston and the Vaccination Controversy, 1901–1903
Albert M. R., Ostheimer K. G., Breman J. G.
N Engl J Med 2001; 344:375-379, Feb 1, 2001. Occasional Notes

Poxvirus Dilemmas — Monkeypox, Smallpox, and Biologic Terrorism
Breman, Joel G., Henderson, D. A.
N Engl J Med 1998; 339:556-559, Aug 20, 1998. Sounding Board

Smallpox — 26 Years Ago
Herron, C.
N Engl J Med 1996; 334:1304, May 16, 1996. Images in Clinical Medicine
Related Correspondence

The Confirmation and Maintenance of Smallpox Eradication (abstract only)
Breman, J. G., Arita, I.
N Engl J Med 1980; 303:1263-1273, Nov 27, 1980. Original Article

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine: Chapter 186: Smallpox, Vaccinia, and Other Poxviruses

Plague


Multidrug Resistance in Yersinia pestis Mediated by a Transferable Plasmid
Galimand M., Guiyoule A., Gerbaud G., Rasoamanana B., Chanteau S., Carniel E., Courvalin P.
N Engl J Med 1997; 337:677-681, Sep 4, 1997. Brief Report
Related Editorial

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine: Chapter 162: Plague and Other Yersinia Infections

Tularemia


An Outbreak of Primary Pneumonic Tularemia on Martha's Vineyard
Feldman K. A., Enscore R. E., Lathrop S. L., Matyas B. T., McGuill M., Schriefer M. E., Stiles-Enos D., Dennis D. T., Petersen L. R., Hayes E. B.
N Engl J Med 2001; 345:1601-1606, Nov 29, 2001. Original Article
Related Editorial

Case 14-2000 — A 60-Year-Old Farm Worker with Bilateral Pneumonia
Shapiro D. S., Mark E. J.
N Engl J Med 2000; 342:1430-1438, May 11, 2000. Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine: Chapter 161: Tularemia

Botulism


Case 22-1997 — A 58-Year-Old Woman with Multiple Cranial Neuropathies
Hayes M. T., Soto O., Ruoff K. L.
N Engl J Med 1997; 337:184-190, Jul 17, 1997. Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine: Chapter 144: Botulism

Glanders


Glanders in a Military Research Microbiologist
Srinivasan A., Kraus C. N., DeShazer D., Becker P. M., Dick J. D., Spacek L., Bartlett J. G., Byrne W. R., Thomas D. L.
N Engl J Med 2001; 345:256-258, Jul 26, 2001. Original Article
Related Editorial | Related Correspondence

Marburg and Ebola Viruses


Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine: Chapter 199: Filoviridae (Marburg and Ebola Viruses)

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