The Gishe Expedition

Warren Barrash

The Gishe Expedition

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<p> This story is an account of a month-long smallpox eradication expedition in May and June of 1974 to Gishe (pronounced: G&emacr;&emacr;' shay), an isolated area in Shewa province in the central highlands of Ethiopia. Smallpox was a communicable viral disease that normally required close personal contact to spread. While there was no cure for a person already sick with smallpox, a highly effective vaccine existed that could prevent further transmission if people in the area surrounding an active case could be vaccinated.</p>

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Eradicating Smallpox in Ethiopia: Peace Corps Volunteers' Accounts of Their Adventures, Challenges and Achievements
State	Published - 1 Jan 2019

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Geophysics and Seismology

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