Viable Newcastle Disease Vaccine Strains in a Pharmaceutical Dump

Amendola, Antonella; Bianchi, Silvia; Canuti, Marta; Zappa, Alessandra; Zanoni, Giovanna; Koncan, Raffaella; Tanzi, Elisabetta; Cornaglia, Giuseppe; Zanetti, Alessandro Remo; Tridente, Giuseppe

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Viable Newcastle Disease Vaccine Strains in a Pharmaceutical Dump

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Dec 2007
By Amendola, Antonella ; Bianchi, Silvia ; Canuti, Marta ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Amendola, Antonella ; Bianchi, Silvia ; Canuti, Marta ; Zappa, Alessandra ; Zanoni, Giovanna ; Koncan, Raffaella ; Tanzi, Elisabetta ; Cornaglia, Giuseppe ; Zanetti, Alessandro Remo ; Tridente, Giuseppe
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To assess the viability of discarded and buried vaccine strains, we examined vaccines that had been buried for >20 years in an industrial waste dump in the city of Milan, Europe. Viability results showed potential biological risk associated with uncontrolled burial of pharmaceutical industry waste, including some live vaccines.
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Biological Risk Buried Pharmaceutical Waste Dispatch Medical Waste Medical Waste Disposal NDV Vaccine Newcastle Disease Virus Phylogeny Reclaim Risk Time Factors Vaccines, Attenuated Viral Vaccines Waste Yard
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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(12):1901-1903.
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Journal Article
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13
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12
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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