International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 403-409 , May 2009

Smallpox revaccination of 21000 first responders in Israel: lessons learned

  • Emilia Anis

      Affiliations

    • Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Braun School of Public Health, Hebrew University and Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +972 2 6706814/5/6; fax: +972 2 6706876.
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  • Alex Leventhal

      Affiliations

    • Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Braun School of Public Health, Hebrew University and Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • Paul E. Slater

      Affiliations

    • Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Braun School of Public Health, Hebrew University and Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Department of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • Eilat Shinar

      Affiliations

    • Magen David Adom National Blood Services, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
    • ,
  • Vered Yahalom

      Affiliations

    • Magen David Adom National Blood Services, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
    • ,
  • Zahava Smetana

      Affiliations

    • Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Central Virology Laboratory, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
    • ,
  • Ruth Zach

      Affiliations

    • Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Nursing Department, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • Shmuel Reznikovich

      Affiliations

    • Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Emergency Preparedness Division, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • Ella Mendelson

      Affiliations

    • Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Central Virology Laboratory, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
    • ,
  • Yehuda Danon

      Affiliations

    • Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • FMRC, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Boaz Lev

      Affiliations

    • Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel

Received 10 November 2007 ,Revised 31 July 2008 ,Accepted 6 August 2008.

PII: S1201-9712(08)01509-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.08.007

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 403-409 , May 2009

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