Tropical medicine

Lowdermilk acknowledges Hench's book request and informs him which publications are available.

Rose thanks Carter for his impressions of the yellow fever situation in West Africa. He sends him an outline of a conference concerning the Yellow Fever Commission report as well as Noguchi's Leptospira icteroides work.

Rose describes plans for yellow fever work in West Africa. He also reports on the situation in Mexico and Central America.

Rose thanks Carter for his unselfish devotion and loyalty to the cause.

Rose discusses methods of malaria control in the rural South.

Rose reports that Flexner wants the title of the best study on yellow fever epidemiology.

Rose writes that he will arrange for Noguchi's yellow fever vaccine and serum to be delivered to Chiclayo, Peru.

Rose reports that the western coast of South American is free from yellow fever. There are still cases of yellow fever in eastern Brazil.

Rose requests Carter's opinion on an alleged yellow fever case.

Rose sends Carter clinical reports on possible yellow fever cases in Africa. The letter contains Carter's autograph notes. [Note: date may be in error; may be 1924, since enclosures sent with it date from March-Sept. 1923]

Rose informs Laura Carter that they have heard from her father, who is still in Peru.

Sawyer tells Hench that he is writing to Strode in an attempt to trace a missing book belonging to Rodriguez Leon. He sends Hench a copy of this letter. Sawyer remembers receiving another reprint from Agramonte, but does not remember this missing book. He promises to make every effort to either find or replace the publication.

Sawyer encloses a letter of introduction to Arthur Packard, an associate of Rockefeller's, for Hench. He describes plans to honor Reed by the American Society of Tropical Medicine, and thinks these efforts may increase interest in Hench's Camp Lazear project. Sawyer feels it is important to recognize Finlay's contributions, although he thinks scientists should not accept an “untenable interpretation” of certain Finlay experiments.

Reed's experiments have convinced Gorgas that the mosquito theory is valid. Gorgas discusses the implications for sanitation and non-immune troops.

Gorgas discusses yellow fever theories and the possibility of war with Germany.

Gorgas invites Carter to come with him to Peru.

Gorgas reports on yellow fever cases in the Canal Zone, as well as administrative issues.

Gorgas describes cases of yellow fever in the Canal Zone, and the reaction to the new Sanitary Commission.

Gorgas suggests that Finlay and Carter be nominated for the Nobel Prize. In the postscript, Gorgas writes an autograph note for Carter.

Gorgas reports on conditions in Panama regarding yellow fever and malaria. He recommends that the Nobel Prize be given to America.