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Captured in 1968, this image depicts three children, who were reading a poster used to notify the people of Mali about the country’s 1960s Smallpox Eradication campaign. The world's last reported case of endemic smallpox, occurred in Somalia, in October, 1977. Subsequently, in December, 1979, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Commission for the Certification of Smallpox Eradication certified that the world was smallpox-free.
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Creation Date: 1968
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