Study by Dr. Robert Klitzman, et al, cited in New York Times Article

August 15, 2011
Blurb
In 1966, when the global effort to eradicate smallpox was declared, there were fewer than 15 million cases left. There are now 34 million cases of H.I.V. infection. No one seriously discusses eradication. It’s not that the plan is a flop; it’s that there is no plan...
 
read the article at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/16/health/16epidemics.html?pagewanted=1&_... kramer&st=cse&scp=1