House on fire the fight to eradicate smallpox / [electronic resource] :
William H. Foege.
- Berkeley [Calif.] : New York : University of California Press ; Milbank Memorial Fund, c2011.
- xxi, 218 p. : ill.
- California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 21 .
- California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 21. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A loathsome disease -- A succession of mentors -- Practicing public health in Nigeria -- Fire line around a virus -- Extinguishing smallpox in a time of war -- Under the rule of variola -- Unwarranted optimism -- A gorgeous coalition -- Rising numbers, refining strategy -- Water on a burning house -- Smallpox zero.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.