Reviews Eradication: Ridding the World of Diseases Forever? by Nancy Leys Stepan Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Science News February 24, 2012 at 12:25 pm Attempts to wipe out diseases such as malaria come with a cost, this history of eradication campaigns shows. Cornell Univ., 2011, 309 p., $39.95