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13 gru 2020 · To estimate the impact of a smallpox attack in Mumbai, India, examine the impact of case isolation and ring vaccination for epidemic containment and test the health system capacity under different scenarios with available interventions.
Global data on the number of smallpox cases is shown in the chart. Shown here is the number of reported smallpox cases worldwide from 1920 until the last case in 1977. ... While 58% of global reported smallpox cases were reported in India in 1973, ... Center for Global Development (undated) Case Study 1: Eradicating Smallpox. Available online ...
In response to the situation, in 1962 the government of India launched the National Smallpox Eradication Program (NSEP) with a focus on mass vaccination of the population. It poured money into the vaccine manufacturing industry and hired healthcare workers to perform inoculations.
13 gru 2020 · Objectives: To estimate the impact of a smallpox attack in Mumbai, India, examine the impact of case isolation and ring vaccination for epidemic containment and test the health system capacity under different scenarios with available interventions.
2 gru 2019 · Claiming over 300 million lives in the 20th century alone, smallpox killed 3 out every 10 person it infected. Thanks to women like Mary Guinan and Cornelia E Davis, India was able to rid itself of the disease.
Number of reported smallpox cases by world region. Smallpox death rate Until 1900. Smallpox death rate versus life expectancy in Sweden. Smallpox deaths as a share of all deaths in London 1629 to 1902.
In 1959, smallpox was endemic in much of sub-Saharan Africa as well as Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, India, and Brazil. India accounted for 60.3% of total global cases, prompting the Ministry of Health to focus on eradicating smallpox through a Central Expert Committee.
