Smallpox Eradication

Book : Smallpox Eradication

Language : English

Library : Social Phsician

Publish Place : Geneva

Volume : 393

Publish Date : 00 1968

Publisher : World Health Organization WHO

Book Type : Report

Book Number : 3417

INDEX


CONTENTS
1. Introduction.....................
2. Definition and criteria of smallpox eradication.....
3. Trends in smallpox control and disease incidence . . . .
4. Clinical smallpox...................
5. Patterns of transmission................
6. Immunology.....................
7. Strategy of smallpox eradication............
8. Freeze-dried smallpox vaccine.............
9. Vaccination against smallpox..............
10. Planning and execution of mass vaccination programmes .
11. Assessment......................
12. Surveillance.....................
13. Laboratory diagnosis.................
14. Containment measures.................
15. Maintenance vaccination................
16. Recommendations...................
Annex 1. Collection and despatch of specimens.......
Annex 2. Laboratory tests for diagnosis of smallpox . . . .