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smallpox.abakaliki.1967: Smallpox cases in Abakaliki, Nigeria in 1967

Description

These data comprise of 32 cases of smallpox in Abakaliki, Nigeria in 1967, first described by Thompson and Foege (1968), which occurred predominantly in a religious group that refused medical interventions.

Usage

smallpox.abakaliki.1967

Arguments

Format

A data frame with 32 rows and 8 columns

References

D. Thompson and W. Foege. 1968. Faith Tabernacle smallpox epidemic. Abakaliki, Nigeria. World Health Organization, 3:1–9

Examples

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## show first few cases
head(smallpox.abakaliki.1967)

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