World Health Organization : Development of Health Services, Smallpox Eradication, Working Paper No. 72.20: Cross Notification in Smallpox Eradication

By M. C. Appa Rao, Dr.

Book Id: WPLBN0000050967
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	World Health Organization : Development of Health Services, Smallpox Eradication, Working Paper No. 72.20: Cross Notification in Smallpox Eradication
Author:	M. C. Appa Rao, Dr.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


Citation APA MLA Chicago C. Appa Rao, Dr, B. M. (n.d.). World Health Organization : Development of Health Services, Smallpox Eradication, Working Paper No. 72.20. Retrieved from https://www.gutenberg.us/

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Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
In a smallpox endemic area, when the incidence of the disease is brought down to a minimum by mass vaccination programmes, it is surveillance that gains priorityas the most important weapon in the eradication effort. Rapid and effective containment of focal outbreaks alone can lead to complete interruption of transmission of smallpox.

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