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Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 3, 1941

 Item — Box: 63, Folder: 6
Identifier: 06306059

Scope and Contents

Kean informs Hench that Reed read his paper on the etiology of yellow fever at the Pan American Medical Congress in Havana, Feb 4-7, 1901. While Wood was convinced of the need to destroy mosquitoes, Gorgas was not and only began mosquito eradication at Wood's command.

Dates

  • Creation:  September 3, 1941

Language of Materials

English

Access

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Extent

2 pages

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