Scientists Urge Against Destruction of Remaining Smallpox Virus Stockplies

With the World Health Organization currently considering the fate of smallpox virus stockpiles, three researchers from United States and Brazil have urged the organization not to destroy the remaining stockpiles as important research on the virus is still ongoing. Stockpiles of the live variola virus -- which causes the illness that includes a bumpy rash and can lead to blindness or death -- are currently held at high-security labs in Russia and the United States. ...

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