Spanish translation [from English] ofThe Historic Role of the Finca San Jose and Camp Lazear (Quemados de Marianao) in the Conquest of Yellow Fever by Carlos Finlay, Walter Reed, and Their Associates, by Philip Showalter Hench, December 3, 1952
Scope and Contents
In this speech, delivered at the dedication of Camp Lazear, Hench stresses the Cuban-American cooperation underlying the conquest of yellow fever. He discusses the Havana Yellow Fever Commission of 1879 and the choice of the Finca San Jose as an experimental site because of its yellow fever immunity. He describes Finlay's mosquito hypothesis and experiments, and the lack of support for his theory. Hench then outlines the work of Lazear and the Reed... Commission, quotes Reed and Finlay, and concludes with praise for both the Cubans and Americans. See English original.
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- Creation: December 3, 1952
Language of Materials
Spanish
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Extent
12 pages
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