▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁The ▁last ▁naturally ▁occurr ing ▁case ▁was ▁confirmed ▁in ▁Som alia ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁Small po x ▁was ▁declared ▁er adic ated ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁O wn ership ▁transfer ▁and ▁priv at ization ▁ ▁Transfer ▁to ▁the ▁Canada ▁Development ▁Corporation ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁Con n aught ▁Medical ▁Research ▁Labor ator ies ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Canada ▁Development ▁Corporation ▁( CD C ) ▁for ▁$ 2 5 ▁million ▁( Can ad ian ▁D oll ars ) ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" Con n aught ▁Labor ator ies ▁Limited ". ▁Log ist ically , ▁it ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁" CD C ▁Life ▁Sciences ▁Inc ." ▁under ▁the ▁CD C ' s ▁health care ▁division ▁titled ▁" Con n Lab ▁Hold ings ▁Ltd ." ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁CD C , ▁charged ▁with ▁developing ▁and ▁maintain ing ▁Canadian - control led ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁private ▁sector ▁through ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁invest ment , ▁was ▁feder ally ▁owned . ▁Non eth eless , ▁the ▁sale ▁continued ▁to ▁stir ▁controvers y ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁years ▁as ▁the ▁L abs ▁became ▁profit - dri ven ▁and ▁became ▁subject ▁to ▁government al ▁investigation ▁under ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁mis management ▁and ▁d eter ior ated ▁manufact uring ▁standards . ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Con n aught ▁had ▁increased ▁prices ▁with