Inadvertent inoculation as an adverse event following exposure to vaccinia virus: Case definition and guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data

Each article was summarized to include information on demographics of the vaccinee, the body site, and a clinical description of the inadvertent inoculation, including the timeline post exposure to vaccinia virus, the route of transmission, diagnosis, and treatment. Because of the scarcity of published literature addressing vaccinia virus AEFI case definitions and guidelines, this working group relied particularly heavily on consultations with experts, who had been involved in prior smallpox eradication activities or in the recent public health response to a possible bioterrorism threat, for reviewing selected criteria during the development of the document and for an overall review of the final draft. Inadvertent or accidental inoculation as a mode of transmission may be relevant to several different adverse events of smallpox vaccination, and therefore applicable in different Brighton Collaboration Smallpox Vaccine Adverse Events Working Group definitions.\n For information on the availability and comparability of different testing in each country, please inquire at the appropriate public health authority and the World Health Organization.11Report available at world wide web at: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/smallpox/en/.