The battle against smallpox in Austria

In Austria activities against smallpox started with variolation, the artificial infection with the smallpox virus, which bore the risk of contracting the disease. In 1800, Lower Austria was the first country in continental Europe to implement Edward Jenner's invention of vaccination with cowpox...

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Published in:Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 2010-05, Vol.122 (9-10), p.265
Main Authors: Flamm, Heinz, Vutuc, Christian
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Austria - epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Internationality
Mass Vaccination - statistics & numerical data
Prevalence
Smallpox - epidemiology
Smallpox - prevention & control
Smallpox Vaccine - administration & dosage
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Summary:In Austria activities against smallpox started with variolation, the artificial infection with the smallpox virus, which bore the risk of contracting the disease. In 1800, Lower Austria was the first country in continental Europe to implement Edward Jenner's invention of vaccination with cowpox for mass vaccination. In the beginning vaccination was practised by inoculation from one human being to another. In this paper development of smallpox vaccination from the beginning to it's cessation in 1981 is described.
ISSN:1613-7671
DOI:10.1007/s00508-010-1379-0