The role of research in viral disease eradication and elimination programs: lessons for malaria eradication.

By examining the role research has played in eradication or regional elimination initiatives for three viral diseases--smallpox, poliomyelitis, and measles--we derive nine cross-cutting lessons applicable to malaria eradication. In these initiatives, some types of research commenced as the programs...

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Main Authors: Joel G Breman, Ciro A de Quadros, Walter R Dowdle, William H Foege, Donald A Henderson, T Jacob John, Myron M Levine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3026693?pdf=render