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EPISODE · Nov 26, 2020 · 34 MIN

37: Variola Birmingham

from Causality · host The Engineered Network

In 1978 on the cusp of the eradication of SmallPox a Medical Photographer became infected and would ultimately die from the Variola virus. We look at how admiration, promotion and delegation led to a wholly avoidable outcome.With John Chidgey.Investigation Report: The Shooter Report (PDF) Medical Analyses: CDC Analysis of the R0 of SmallPox (PDF) Links of Potential Interest: SmallPox History of Smallpox Biosafety Level 4 A Bioweapon Expert Explains Four Ways A Pathogen Can Escape From A Lab Review of Medical Errors in Laboratory Diagnostics and Where We Are Today Pathogens Sometimes Escape the Lab With Deadly Results 1970s Chinese pandemic was a lab mistake Bio-Unsafety Level 3: Could the Next Lab Accident Result in a Pandemic? SmallPox is not Dead Caroline Foulkes looks back at the 1978 outbreak Smallpox virus retention debate Lessons learned from smallpox outbreak Support Causality on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor and Shane O'Neill.

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In 1978 on the cusp of the eradication of SmallPox a Medical Photographer became infected and would ultimately die from the Variola virus. We look at how admiration, promotion and delegation led to a wholly avoidable outcome.

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In 1978 on the cusp of the eradication of SmallPox a Medical Photographer became infected and would ultimately die from the Variola virus. We look at how admiration, promotion and delegation led to a wholly avoidable outcome.With John...

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