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Disease Eradication
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Definition
: Termination of all transmission of infection by global extermination of the infectious agent through surveillance and containment (From Porta, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 5th ed).
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See Also
Communicable Disease Control
Other names
Eradications, Disease; Eradication, Disease; Eliminations, Disease; Elimination, Disease; Disease Eradications; Disease Eliminations; Disease Elimination