Target Zero: Western Pacific

By WHO Region | Western Pacific

Summary & Regional Information

For more information, see:
Smallpox and Its Eradication (Fenner et al, WHO, 1988)

Chapter 26, pp 1224-5 (Certification in south-eastern Asia)
Chapter 27, pp 1248-61 (Certification in China)

Summary of Smallpox Status

Country	Last endemic case	Importations during SEP	Certification	Method	Document	URL
China, People's Rep	1961	None	Dec 1969	Visit and detailed country report	WHO/SE/79.152	WHO: 10665/68285
Cambodia (Kampuchea)¹	1959	None	Dec 1979	Detailed report prepared by WHO Western Pacific Regional Office	WHO/SE/79.152 pp 59-60	WHO: 10665/68285
Lao People's Dem Rep (Laos)²	1953	None	7 Dec 1978	Visit and detailed country report	WHO/SE/78.132 pp 7,21	WHO: 10665/68264
Tibet (Xizang) Autonomous Region	1961	None	1979	Visit and expert report	WHO/SE/79.151	WHO: 10665/68284
Viet Nam			7 Dec 1978	Visit and detailed country report	WHO/SE/78.132 pp 7,21	WHO: 10665/68264

Cambodia was in political turmoil throughout most of the SEP and had name changes recognized by some but not all nations and international bodies. Generally, it was referred to as the Khmer Republic (1970-75) and Kampuchea (1975-89) before reverting to 'Cambodia' in 1989.
Laos was renamed the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1975.

China

Year	Title	Authors	Source	URL
	HISTORICAL
1889	Inoculation and vaccination for small-pox amongst the Chinese	Cantlie J	Br Med J 1889 2(1501):761-2	DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.1501.761 PMCID: PMC2155649
1966	[Paleographic and paleopathologic data on the problem of smallpox in ancient Egypt and China] Hungarian	Regoly-Merei G	Orv Hetil 1966 107(15):702-7
1972	[Smallpox prevention during the Ming dynasty] Hebrew	Hes HS, Rutkovska C	Korot 1972 6(1-2):96-9
1980	Smallpox in Mongolia during the Ming and Ching dynasties	Serruys H	Zentralasiat Stud 1980 14:41-63
2002	Disease and its impact on politics, diplomacy, and the military: the case of smallpox and the Manchus (1613-1795)	Chang CF	J Hist Med Allied Sci 2002 57(2):177-97	DOI: 10.1093/jhmas/57.2.177

	20th CENTURY
1915	[Periodic occurrence of smallpox in Shanghai] German	Dold H	Z Hyg Infektionskr 1915 80:467-80
1947	Preparation of simple and dried smallpox vaccine in gum acacia; a preliminary report	Wei H	Chin Med J 1947 65(5-6):163-6
1981	The eradication of smallpox in Shanghai, China, October 1950-July 1951	Xu H, Jiang Y	Bull WHO 1981 59(6):913-7	PMCID: PMC2396138
1951	An outbreak of smallpox in Wuhu; analysis of 108 cases	Tan AY	Chin Med J 1951 69(1-2):69-75
1988	Outbreaks of smallpox due to variolation in China, 1962-1965 Introduction by DA Henderson	Jiang Y, Ma J, Xiahou G	Am J Epidemiol 1988 128(1): 39-45	DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114956
	WHO Global Commission
1979	Special report on smallpox and its eradication in Yunnan Province, China	Dept of Health, Yunnan Province	SME/79.10	WHO: 10665/68312
1979	Report on a visit to the People's Republic of China to consider matters relating to the certification of smallpox eradication, 14-30 July 1979	Fenner F, Breman JG	SME/79.11	WHO: 10665/68313
1979	Smallpox eradication in China. Report submitted to WHO, 31 Jul 1979	Govt of People's Rep of China	WHO/SE/79.142 Rev 1	WHO: 10665/68275
1979	Supplementary information to the report on smallpox eradication in China	Govt of People's Rep of China	GC.WP/79.5	DAH: Chesney Med Arch
1978	The Achievement of Global Eradication of Smallpox : Final Report of the Global Commission for the Certification of Smallpox Eradication	--	WHO/SE/79.152	WHO: 10665/68285

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