In 1978 on the cusp of the eradication of SmallPox a Medical Photographer became infected and would ultimately die from the Variola virus. We look at how admiration, promotion and delegation led to a wholly avoidable outcome. With John Chidgey. Investigation Report:
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<li><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228654/0668.pdf.pdf">The Shooter Report (PDF)</a></li>
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Medical Analyses:
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<li><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;ved=2ahUKEwihrMKQpITtAhXK73MBHYY_AFIQFjAIegQIChAC&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwwwnc.cdc.gov%2Feid%2Farticle%2F7%2F6%2F01-0607-techapp1.pdf&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Z5lW2LOkKkM8Q44EudWAt">CDC Analysis of the R0 of SmallPox (PDF)</a></li>
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Links of Potential Interest:
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<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox">SmallPox</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/history/history.html">History of Smallpox</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosafety_level#Biosafety_level_4">Biosafety Level 4</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/coronavirusfrontlines/2020/04/28/a-bioweapon-expert-explains-four-ways-a-pathogen-can-escape-from-a-lab/#2c3c37001a4e">A Bioweapon Expert Explains Four Ways A Pathogen Can Escape From A Lab</a></li>
<li><a href="https://academic.oup.com/labmed/article/43/2/41/2505001">Review of Medical Errors in Laboratory Diagnostics and Where We Are Today</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/3/20/18260669/deadly-pathogens-escape-lab-smallpox-bird-flu">Pathogens Sometimes Escape the Lab With Deadly Results</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nationalpost.com/news/a-brief-terrifying-history-of-viruses-escaping-from-labs-70s-chinese-pandemic-was-a-lab-mistake">1970s Chinese pandemic was a lab mistake</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bio-unsafety-level-3-could-the-next-lab-accident-result-in-a-pandemic/">Bio-Unsafety Level 3: Could the Next Lab Accident Result in a Pandemic?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1979/02/04/archives/smallpox-is-not-dead.html">SmallPox is not Dead</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Toxic+SHOCK%3B+Twenty+five+years+ago+a+disease+that+many+thought+was...-a0108504745">Caroline Foulkes looks back at the 1978 outbreak</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox_virus_retention_debate">Smallpox virus retention debate</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/lessons-learned-smallpox-outbreak-help-17875035">Lessons learned from smallpox outbreak</a></li>
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37: Variola Birmingham

John Chidgey

Variola Birmingham

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