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. 2000 Oct;90(10):1515-20.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.90.10.1515.

When is a disease eradicable? 100 years of lessons learned

B Aylward  1 , K A Hennessey, N Zagaria, J M Olivé, S Cochi
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When is a disease eradicable? 100 years of lessons learned

B Aylward et al. Am J Public Health. 2000 Oct.

Abstract

Since the 1915 launch of the first international eradication initiative targeting a human pathogen, much has been learned about the determinants of eradicability of an organism. The authors outline the first 4 eradication efforts, summarizing the lessons learned in terms of the 3 types of criteria for disease eradication programs: (1) biological and technical feasibility, (2) costs and benefits, and (3) societal and political considerations.

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