Karel Raška

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Karel Raška was a Czech epidemiologist renowned for pioneering the surveillance-and-containment strategy that became central to the global eradication of smallpox.

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instanceOf Czech scientist
epidemiologist
human
awardReceived acknowledgment as a pioneer of smallpox eradication
citizenship Czechoslovak
countryOfCitizenship Czech Republic NERFINISHED
Czechoslovakia
describedBySource World Health Organization historical documents
public health history literature
employer Charles University NERFINISHED
Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED
World Health Organization NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Czech
familyName Raška NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork epidemiology
infectious diseases
public health
genre scientific research
givenName Karel NERFINISHED
hasRole leader in smallpox eradication efforts
public health official
influenced global smallpox eradication strategy
modern public health surveillance systems
languageOfWorkOrName Czech
English
mainInterest control of infectious diseases
epidemic surveillance
movement smallpox eradication programme
name Karel Raška NERFINISHED
notableFor contribution to global eradication of smallpox
modern concept of disease surveillance
pioneering surveillance-and-containment strategy in epidemiology
notableIdea surveillance-and-containment strategy
systematic disease surveillance
occupation epidemiologist
physician
university teacher
partOf World Health Organization smallpox eradication programme NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
workLocation Geneva NERFINISHED
Prague NERFINISHED

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