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- Title
Myopericarditis following smallpox vaccination among vaccinia-naive US military personnel.
- Authors
Halsell, Jeffrey S; Riddle, James R; Atwood, J Edwin; Gardner, Pierce; Shope, Robert; Poland, Gregory A; Gray, Gregory C; Ostroff, Stephen; Eckart, Robert E; Hospenthal, Duane R; Gibson, Roger L; Grabenstein, John D; Arness, Mark K; Tornberg, David N; Department of Defense Smallpox Vaccination Clinical Evaluation Team
- Abstract
In the United States, the annual incidence of myocarditis is estimated at 1 to 10 per 100,000 population. As many as 1% to 5% of patients with acute viral infections involve the myocardium. Although many viruses have been reported to cause myopericarditis, it has been a rare or unrecognized event after vaccination with the currently used strain of vaccinia virus (New York City Board of Health).
- Publication
JAMA, 2003, Vol 289, Issue 24, p3283
- ISSN
1538-3598
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.289.24.3283