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Timeline of infection control

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| 1971 || Disinfection method introduction || || D.A. Gunther patents a balance pressure process for use with {{w|ethylene oxide}} sterilization.<ref name="Rogers"/> ||
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| 1972 || {{w|Cordon sanitaire}} || {{w|Smallpox}} || During the {{w|1972 Yugoslav smallpox outbreak}}, over 10,000 people are sequestered in cordons sanitaires of villages and neighborhoods using roadblocks, and a general prohibition of public meetings, a closure of all borders and a prohibition of all non-essential travel is implemented.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bioterrorism: Civil Liberties Under Quarantine |url=https://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2001/oct/quarantine/011023.quarantine.html |website=npr.org |accessdate=27 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Huremović |first1=Damir |title=Brief History of Pandemics (Pandemics Throughout History) |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-15346-5_2 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7123574/ |pmc=7123574}}</ref> || {{w|Serbia}}, {{w|Kosovo}}
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| 1972 || Disinfection method introduction || || Leland Ashman and Wilson Menashi use low temperature gas plasma for sterilization of contaminated surfaces.<ref name="Rogers"/> ||
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