Box 11

This memorandum gives the itinerary of the Japanese steamers running between Asia and Peruvian ports.

The writer reports that no vessels other than the Japanese are running between Asia and South American ports. The writer also notes that yellow fever is extinguished in Peru.

Barber writes that he is monitoring mosquitoes and putting together statistics about types of malaria.

Pothier reports on the reactions obtained from the sera of the cases of yellow fever seen in Bucaramanga.

Carter writes that more work is needed to eliminate yellow fever. He discusses the recent yellow fever outbreak in Columbia. Carter also comments on the origins of yellow fever.

Connor reports that there are no cases of yellow fever yet, but the critical period will be in the summer. Connor believes yellow fever in Columbia threatens Mexico.

[Carter] informs Linson that Colon has established a full quarantine against several Colombian ports. [Carter] also reports on mosquito breeding in Puerto Rico. He believes that Puerto Rico needs more protection than the Canal Zone, which has a low Stegomyia index.

Read sends Carter a preliminary report by White concerning the Yellow Fever Commission's survey of Colombia.

White's report states that the Colombian government accepts the existence of yellow fever in the country, and will pay half of the funding for the International Health Board's yellow fever campaign. It details the geographic locations of the disease.

Carter asks Cumpston to insert the enclosed note at the beginning of Carter's article “The Chance of the Extension of Yellow Fever to Asia and Australia.”

Carter's introductory note is to be inserted at the beginning of his article “The Chance of the Extension of Yellow Fever to Asia and Australia.”

Carter describes locations where yellow fever is present and discusses the chance of the disease spreading to non-infected areas of the world, mainly by ship.

This report discusses experiments conducted on guinea pigs.

This report focuses on the results of experiments conducted by Russell, Nichols, Hanson, Muller, Dieterich, Iglesias, and Noguchi.

This report focuses on the results of experiments onleptospira icteroidesandleptospira icterohaemorrhagiae, performed by Muller and Iglesias.

Carter answers Dabney's earlier letter, enclosing a discussion of the origin of malaria.

Carter contends that America was free from malaria prior to its exploration and settlement by Europeans and Africans.

Read summarizes the yellow fever conditions in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and West Africa.

Sweet provides a detailed account of the vessels traveling between the Pacific Coast of the Americas and Asia.

Hanson approves of Carter's paper concerning yellow fever in Australia and Asia. Hanson offers his opinion on the world-wide campaign against yellow fever.