Smallpox News

Fifty years ago, smallpox was eradicated, marking a significant achievement in global public health.

Research on Chilean mummies provides definitive proof that Europeans introduced smallpox to the Americas. This finding confirms the long-held understanding of d

New genomic evidence from Chilean mummies indicates that smallpox was introduced to the Americas by Europeans. This research provides the first genomic confirma

Scientists have discovered smallpox viruses in 500-year-old human remains in Chile, suggesting that ancient smallpox may have been less deadly before evolving i