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1972 Ethiopia. Smallpox case

Photo credit: Scott Porterfield
Source: Scott Porterfield

Ethiopia
1972

Wadla Delanta Awraja, Wollo Province. A man with confluent smallpox discovered during a search operation.

Variola minor, endemic in Ethiopia, was generally a relatively mild disease. However, it could manifest the more severe classifications of smallpox, as in this photo.