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| May 17, Reuters — Toddler survives smallpox vaccine reaction. A two−year−old boy who developed a serious reaction to his father's smallpox vaccination has recovered but disease detectives found infectious virus all over his house, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported. The Indiana toddler developed a rare rash known as eczema vaccinatum after playing with his father, a soldier vaccinated for deployment in Iraq, reported John Marcinak of the University of Chicago and CDC experts. Experimental treatments helped the child, but the CDC said the incident showed that care must be taken by people who receive the smallpox vaccine. It was the first case of eczema vaccinatum reported in the United States since 1988, the CDC said. "Multiple swab samples obtained from the home (e.g., from a bathroom washcloth, a slipper, a toy drum, a night stand, a booster seat, and an ointment container) and from items brought to the child's hospital room (e.g., an infant drinking cup and a car seat) were positive for vaccinia virus DNA," the researchers said. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1744524120070518 |
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