Review of the 1979 Global Commission report on the Certification of Smallpox Eradication in WHA33.4 resolution; Destruction of the live variola virus stocks; Adoption of the Health Assembly on resolution on the date of destruction of the virus....
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Eradication So far, global eradication has been achieved for only two viral diseases, the human diseasesmallpoxand the animal diseaserinderpest. The last naturally occurring case of smallpox was reported in Somalia in October 1977.Smallpoxeradication was achieved by an intensive effort that involved...
The devastating potential of smallpox has long been feared and established, even after its eradication, and today it represents a threat equal to that of any other time in its history. During the period of 1754–1767, smallpox probably was first used as a biological weapon by British forces...
Edward Jenner, a British general medical practitioner who used cowpox to prevent smallpox in 1796, is credited with the discovery of smallpox vaccine (vaccinia virus). However, the global smallpox eradication program did not rely only on vaccination. Although the strategy for eradication first foll...
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Transmissibility and Persistence of Oral Polio Vaccine Viruses: Implications for the Global Poliomyelitis Eradication Initiative The global poliomyelitis eradication initiative has been a tremendous success, with current evidence suggesting that wild poliovirus will cease to circulat... PEM Fine,IAM Carneiro ...
"As we reflect today on the eradication of smallpox, we're reminded of what is possible when nations come together to confront a common foe, to confront a common enemy." GENEVA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- As the world confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, humanity's victory over smallpox is a re...
As early as 1958, the possibility of global eradication was suggested. Eradication was accomplished in only a few developing countries by 1965; however, in 1967, WHO launched an ‘Intensified Eradication Program’. Utilizing the unique epidemiologic intervention principle of Foege and colleagues, known...
The eradication of smallpox was declared in 1980 (9). Routine childhood vaccinations in the U.S. were stopped in 1972, and worldwide by 1982. There is now a large population of never vaccinated persons who would be susceptible to infection, and an older population with waning immunity from...