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The World Health Organization officially certified that smallpox had been eradicated on December 9, 1979, 2 years after the last case in Somalia. In 1980 the World Health Assembly recommended that all countries cease routine vaccination.
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www.cdc.gov/Features/SmallpoxEradication/
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The declaration in 1980 that smallpox had been eradicated reawakened interest in disease eradication as a public health strategy. The smallpox programme's success derived, in part, from lessons learned from the preceding costly failure of the malaria eradication campaign.
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www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su48a6.htm
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World Health Organization declares smallpox eradicated; 1980; ... One of the patients died. The director of the laboratory committed suicide. These were smallpox's last victims. In 1979, a global commission certified that smallpox had been eradicated, and this certification was officially accepted by the 33rd World...
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The WHO declared smallpox eradicated in 1980. ... The WHO declared smallpox eradicated in 1980. However, concern over its potential use by terrorists or in biowarfare has led to striking growth in research related to this much-feared disease.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16458769
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Although smallpox was globally eradicated in 1977, the current threat of smallpox as a bioterrorism agent is unknown. ... Although smallpox was globally eradicated in 1977, the current threat of smallpox as a bioterrorism agent is unknown. Based on intelligence reports, the U.S. government and public health sectors...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/14983764?queryText=sm...
www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/14983764?queryText=smallpox
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Smallpox was eradicated in 1980, but the virus still exists in WHO controlled depositories. In this week's BMJ, two experts go head to head over whether these stocks should be destroyed. ... Even if smallpox were to be introduced into the population, the number of cases is unlikely to be large, adds Tom Mack,
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www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/67565.php
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The smallpox disease was completely eradicated from the Earth, thanks to a worldwide prevention program, combined with wide distribution of a vaccine ... Primary Source Documents ... 20th Century Almanac...
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www.historycentral.com/Technology/Tech1960-199-/Smallpo...
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