Scientists trace and identify origin of smallpox vaccine strains used in Civil War (IMAGE)

McMaster University

Scientists trace and identify origin of smallpox vaccine strains used in Civil War

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Researchers analyzed the genomes of virus fragments found on smallpox vaccination kits used during the Civil War. The kits are housed at the Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.

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JD Howell, McMaster University

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