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The Last Outbreak of Smallpox

Witness History: Archive 2014 - A podcast by BBC World Service

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In the summer of 1978 a British woman, Janet Parker, became the last known victim of the deadly virus smallpox. Witness speaks to Professor Alasdair Geddes, who diagnosed Mrs Parker.(Image: Science Photo Library)

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