The End of a Global Pox
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From a public health perspective the disease of smallpox was officially declared eradicated in 1980 – the result of a successful global initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO), the first and to date only success against a disease in humans. The world could celebrate its freedom from a dreaded disease. Much of the literature about the history of smallpox – a disease that has fascinated many writers – has finished on a triumphant note. From the first page of Bob Reinhardt’s book, however, it is clear that the author has a different focus. As his title indicates, this study is about America and smallpox eradication – ‘an effort led in large part by Americans’ (p. 14). Eradication is placed firmly in the historical context of the Cold War era, a lens that is the book’s strength, in that we need to be aware of how much the political context has dominated American policy and Americans’ view of the world. Furthermore, in this framework 1980 is not the end point of the smallpox story. Although discussing and celebrating eradication, Reinhardt looks to events and issues since then. From smallpox becoming a ‘suitable candidate for global eradication’ (chapter one), smallpox post-eradication is considered to be a ‘suitable candidate for global terror’ (chapter five).
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