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Smallpox: A Global Health Success

Smallpox Biosecurity in a New Era of Technology

by Lawrence O. Gostin, Drew Endy, Nahid Bhadelia, Shalini Singaravelu, Lisa Brown

Smallpox could reemerge, but new technology can prepare the world for a future outbreak

Environment
CDC biologists a and Congolese scientist wear blue surgical gowns and respirators, as they examine animals caught in the jungle who may carry the MonkeyPox virus, in Manfuette, Republic of Congo on August 29, 2017

Monkeypox Timeline

by Lillian Posner, Isabella Turilli

A frequently updated tracker of emerging developments from the beginning of the 2022 monkeypox outbreak

a monkeypox vaccination sign is seen in a parking lot
Governance

The United States Plays Catch-Up on Monkeypox

by Luciana Borio

The monkeypox epidemic will not burn out unless public health action is taken

An illustration from 1894 shows Dr. Edward Jenner administering the world's first smallpox vaccine.
Governance

Monkeypox Transmission Explained

David Pigott tracks the spread of diseases with outbreak potential—Ebola, Zika, COVID-19—so we asked him about monkeypox

Ricksha pullers wearing face shields and blue medical masks carry passengers in a row rickshas with yellow, orange, and green covers amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 1, 2020.
Poverty

Bangladesh Has Malaria in Its Sights

by Tahmid Hasib Khan

One step closer to a world without mosquito nets

Is this the stuff vaccines are made of? This publicity photo shows two samples of a vaccine against COVID-19, capped in Russian colors, at the Gamaleya Research Institute in Moscow on August 6, 2020. Picture shows two vials, one with a red cap and one with a blue. REUTERS/Russian Direct Investment Fund
Trade

Vaccine Dreams and Russian Reality

by Judy Twigg

Putin's gamble on an untested cure has high stakes—it could pay off if it actually works but will cost lives if it fails

The headquarters of the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2020. The photo shows the WHO HQ. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Governance

Why the WHO?

by Chelsea Clinton, Eric A. Friedman, Lawrence O. Gostin, Devi Sridhar

The World Health Organization is essential to convening scientific experts and the world’s best thinking on COVID-19

Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust. The picture shows Farrar wearing a blue shirt and blazer, smiling as he leans on sleek railing and standing out against a highly bokeh background. FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE/Dave Guttridge
Governance

Twenty-First Century Epidemic Responses

An interview with Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust