The Last Days of Smallpox: Tragedy in Birmingham

by Mark Pallen

The last naturally occurring case of smallpox was diagnosed in Ali Maow Maalin, a hospital cook in the picturesque seaport of Merca, Somalia, on 26 October 1977. But in August 1978, the smallpox virus crept like a thief in the night from a laboratory in Birmingham to re-inhabit human flesh and blood. What happened next has all the hallmarks of a Greek drama or Shakespearean tragedy, with the shocking but mysterious appearance of a dreaded disease...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1980455228
• ISBN13: 9781980455226
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.0"