PART 5.1

PART 5.1

In the battle to eradicate smallpox in India in 1974, finding and containing thousands of outbreaks was the key to getting smallpox under control. In mid 1974, the number of new outbreaks was starting to decrease slightly. The strategy of surveillance and containment - which included a massive workforce, tireless efforts, and rewards for identifying new cases - was paying off. But then we started to notice that members of previously vaccinated families were still coming down with smallpox. We should not have been seeing these new cases.

FEATURING

Dr. Bill Foege, Senior Advisor, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Dr. Susmita Parashar, Associate Professor, Emory University School of Medicine