#inoculation — Public Fediverse posts
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#Fatal #Infection in #Ferrets after
#Ocular #Inoculation with Highly Pathogenic Avian #Influenza A(#H5N1), Emerg Infect Dis.: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/7/24-0520_articleOcular inoculation of a clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus caused severe and fatal infection in ferrets. Virus was transmitted to ferrets in direct contact. The results highlight the potential capacity of these viruses to cause human disease after either respiratory or ocular exposure.
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Origins of #inoculation #protovaccines in #china and #india
The origins of inoculation are not entirely clear, but it is believed that the practice of #variolation or the deliberate exposure to #smallpox was first developed in India or China…
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3407399/
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1258/jrsm.2012.12k044