Bangladesh is the last battlefield in the war on smallpox.

Bangladesh is the last battlefield in the war on smallpox. Ninety-five percent of the 12,000 smallpox cases reported in 1975 occurred there. The great movement of people cause by last year's floods spread the disease throughout the country. As a part of the global effort to stamp out smallpox in 1975, the government of Bangladesh has mobilized thousands of government workers and volunteers to isolate cases and vaccinate those who come in contact with them. Employees and wives from the Agency for International Development in Dacca are assisting in the program. As a result of the drive, smallpox may be eliminated in Bangladesh this year.