Sources
All 24 sources behind this slate. Every bracketed number on every page points to one of these. Last checked 2026-08-09. If you add a claim to any page, add its source here and cite it.
The Programme
How it was done, by the people who did it and the historians of it.
The Resolutions
The World Health Assembly record, from the 1959 resolution to the 2029 review.
Certification
How the absence of a disease was established, and by whom.
What Went Wrong Afterwards
The laboratory escape, the forgotten vials, and the response that was audited.
The Tail
Synthesis, mpox, and the immunity that was given up.
Two figures on this slate are disputed between sources rather than uncertain. Peak Indian search staffing is given as roughly 133,000 by [4] and as more than 150,000 by [3]. Both are stated on the how we know page with their citations, as CONTRIBUTING.md requires. Neither has been dropped in favour of the other.