Article ID: CBB001420471

Smallpox Eradication and Brazil: An Interview with Donald A. Henderson (2010)

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Interview with Donald A. Henderson, the U.S. physician and epidemiologist who headed the World Health Organization's Smallpox Eradication Program from 1966 to 1977. The interviewer talks about the endemic nature of smallpox in Brazil; relations between WHO, the Pan American Health Organization, and the Brazilian government; the role of Connaught Laboratories in the quality of the Brazilian smallpox vaccine; the process that brought certification of smallpox eradication in Brazil; international cooperation in eradicating smallpox and the various strategies applied; the role played by Brazilians in eradicating smallpox in India, Bangladesh, and Africa; and the future of the notion of disease eradication.

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Authors & Contributors
Hochman, Gilberto
Bhattacharya, Sanjoy
Martín Espinosa, Noelia María
Ayarzagüena Sanz, Mariano
Webb, James L.
Giles-Vernick, Tamara
Concepts
Public health
Disease and diseases
Vaccines; vaccination
Smallpox
Medicine and government
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Places
Brazil
India
China
Africa
Velha Goa (India)
Rhodesia
Institutions
World Health Organization (WHO)
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