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020 _a9780520274471
082 _a614.521
_bFOE
100 _aFoege, William
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245 _aHouse on fire : the fight to eradicate smallpox
260 _aLondon
_bUniversity of California press
_c2011
300 _axxi,218p.
505 _aCONTENTS List of Illustrations xi Foreword by Carmen Hooker Odom and Samuel L. Milbank xiii Foreword by David J. Sencer xv Preface xix PART ONE AFRICA: IDENTIFYING THE KEY STRATEGY 1. A Loathsome Disease 3 2. A Succession of Mentors 12 3. Practicing Public Health in Nigeria 28 4. Fire Line around a Virus 43 5. Extinguishing Smallpox in a Time of War 60 PART TWO INDIA: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF ERADICATION 6. Under the Rule of Variola 83, 7. Unwarranted Optimism105 8. A Gorgeous Coalition 123 9. Rising Numbers, Refining Strategy 145 10. Water on a Burning House 163 11. Smallpox Zero 173 Conclusion 188 Postscript 193 Appendix: A Plan in the Event of Smallpox Bioterrorism 195 Notes 199 Glossary 209 Index 213
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