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When and where was the last endemic case of smallpox recorded?
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Edward Jenner vaccinating his child against smallpox; colored engraving.
The last endemic case of smallpox was recorded in Somalia in 1977. This case involved an infection of variola minor. Following this, the World Health Organization monitored the situation for three years to ensure the virus had been eliminated, and in 1980, the disease was officially declared eradicated.12