USAID. BUR. FOR AFRICA. OFC. OF REGIONAL AFFAIRS
SMALLPOX ERADICATION PROGRAM
$2 MILLION GRANT IS GIVEN TO WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) FOR SMALLPOX ERADICATION IN ETHIOPIA, LAST PART OF WHO"S PROGRAM TO ELIMINATE SMALLPOX WORLDWIDE.
1976
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Abstract
ERADICATION TEAMS, USING METHODS PROVEN IN PREVIOUS PROGRAMS, VACCINATE SELECTIVELY. IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS TARGET SUSCEPTIBLE POPULATIONS EXPOSED TO DISEASE DURING 2-WK INFECTIOUS STAGE. IMPROVED VACCINES, EQUIPMENT INCREASE EFFICIENCY; IMPROVED STRATEGIES OF SURVEILLANCE/CONTAINMENT HAVE MADE ERADICATION POSSIBLE WITHOUT RESORTING TO MASS VACCINATIONS. REMAINDER OF ERADICATION PHASE IS COMPLETED IN 1976; SURVEILLANCE, 2 YR LATER. ETHIOPIAN FIELD PERSONNEL EXECUTE PROGRAM; MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTERS PROGRAM, BUT WHO EXPERTS EFFECTIVELY RUN IT.
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