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The Impact of City Surveillance Teams in Bangladesh during the Smallpox Eradication Campaign
1 2 3 Smallpox Eradiction Campaign, Bangladesh. Under the auspices of the World Health Organization
Present address; Lothian Health Board, Astley Ainslie Hospital, Grange Loan, Edinburgh. Reprint requests should be addressed to Dr N J Vetter
Vetter, N. J. (Lothian Health Board, Astley Ainslie Hospital, Grange Loadn, Edinburgh). Mehts, H. and tarantola, D. International Journal of Epidemiology 1976, 5: 353357.
Some of the methods of distribution and collection of information in the city of Dacca, Bangladesh during the Smallpox Eradication Campaign are described. The use of surveillance teams and exchange of information between the city and surrounding countryside are emphasized.