Smallpox outbreak

Title

Smallpox outbreak

Genre

Interview

TX Date

5 Jan 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:03:58

Description

Professor Keith Dumbell of St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, worries he will have to move his smallpox laboratory out of London or even close it completely due to concern following an outbreak at a laboratory in Birmingham that was leaked to the press.

Contributors

Keith Dumbell

Keywords

London; Infectious diseases; Smallpox; Reports; Scientific facilities; Viruses; Data protection; Laboratories; Press; Birmingham; Safety; St Mary’s Hospital

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