William Foege, a leader of one of humanity’s greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died ...

His containment strategy helped wipe out the disease in the 1970s, one of the world’s greatest public health triumphs. He ...

H. Foege, a former CDC director who helped eradicate smallpox and whose health work saved millions of lives, died Saturday in ...

William Foege was called 'one of the best people I've ever met' by a friend and was credited with saving millions of lives by ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity’s greatest public health victories — the global eradication of ...

William Foege, who has died aged 89, was the epidemiologist responsible for devising a successful vaccination strategy in the ...

Dr William H. Foege, a legend in global public health, passed away on 24 January 2026. His life and legacy offer several ...

William (Bill) Foege, credited by many for shepherding the smallpox eradication effort to completion, died Saturday at the ...

William Foege, the physician whose vaccination strategy became central to eliminating smallpox worldwide—one of history's ...

New sero-genomic research suggests hidden mpox exposure in healthy Nigerian adults, highlighting residual smallpox immunity ...

More than 100 monkeypox cases have been detected worldwide in the past month, including in the US. Monkeypox symptoms can be confused with those of chickenpox. One chart shows how monkeypox symptoms ...

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