Yellow fever

Russell sends Carter an abstract about Spirochetosis.

Russell sends Carter letters regarding a suspected yellow fever death. Russell does not want Carter to feel obliged to answer letters during Carter's convalescence.

Russell writes to Carter that the commission may postpone work in West Africa until yellow fever is under control in Brazil.

Russell comments on Stevenel's article on spirochetes.

Russell reports that White discovered a case of yellow fever in Tampico. He believes that this indicates a continued presence of the disease in that region.

Russell paraphrases telegrams and letters, enclosing one from White, concerning new yellow fever cases in Mexico and Africa.

Russell discusses yellow fever cases in Grand Bassam and West Africa. French government officials ask for medicine to combat the outbreak.

Russell asks Carter for comments on the enclosed letter from Gunn regarding yellow fever and public health conditions in Ivory Coast, Africa.

Russell thanks Carter for answering Antonetti's questions. He has no news of more yellow fever cases in Mexico.

Russell encloses a letter from Selskar M. Gunn reporting on yellow fever in French West Africa.

Russell sends Carter a copy of a letter from Pareja commenting on fever cases in Guayaquil.

Russell suggests that Peabody donate his papers related to his yellow fever research to the Johns Hopkins Hospital Library.

Russell writes about current work on yellow fever, mentioning Dunn, Klotz, Beeuwkes, Noguchi and Carter. He discusses Carter's belief that yellow fever came to the Americas with slaves from West Africa.

Russell sends Laura Carter reports on possible yellow fever cases in Brazil, but says she need not show them to her father.

Russell writes that he will send a check for her father's work on the yellow fever history.

Russell writes that he will send letters to Laura Carter for her father's consideration, but emphasizes that she should not allow him to overwork.

Russell discusses mosquito breeding in crab holes and mentions the Hanson article on yellow fever.

Russell refers to questions and a statement concerning yellow fever published in "The Tropical Diseases Bulletin," March 1928. He cites the work and writing of Carter as having proven yellow fever can be eliminated without knowing its causal organism.

Frye sends a contribution for Kissinger.

Carr describes the breeding of Aedes aegypti mosquitos in mud puddles in Brazil.