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Beyond smallpox eradication.

D R Hopkins
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This paper highlights 2 important, under-recognized lessons of the Smallpox Eradication Program (SEP). The 1st lesson is that the discipline and enthusiasm of that vertical campaign could be applied to an attack on several high priority diseases or conditions simultaneously, to great advantage. The 2nd lesson is that eradication of selected diseases remains a uniquely useful tool for advancing the public's health.

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D R Hopkins. 1985. Beyond smallpox eradication.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12280458/

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