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Smallpox Eradication Declared by WHO Worldwide
WHO announces the variola major form of smallpox has been eradicated with no known cases for years. The disease’s last reported case was in 1975 in Bangladesh, while variola minor had no current cases. The move ends centuries of deadly impact and credits CDC researchers for breakthrough techniques.
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Washington
World Health Organization
Tuesay
WHO
Somalia
Donald A. Henderson
Henderson
School of Public Health and Hygiene
Johns Hopkins University
Dacca
Ban-gladesh
Rahima Banu
Kuralia
Bhola
Ganges Delta
Egypt
Greece
Asia
England
IL AC
Cian
Edward Jenner
U.S
Yugoslavia
National Center For Disease