Dr. William Foege, leader in smallpox eradication, dies

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Dr. William Foege, Leader In Smallpox Eradication, Dies

By ABC News

ATLANTA -- Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity's greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died. Foege died Saturday in Atlanta at the age of 89, according to the Task Force for Global Health, which he co- ...Read more

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