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Guarding America's Borders Against Yellow Fever Threats
U S Public Health Service quarantine officers adapt housekeeper tools into weaponlike sprays to kill yellow fever mosquitoes aboard planes and prevent stowaways. They test spraying methods, use vacuum inspections, and may detain planes with repeated mosquito finds while international cooperation aims to curb disease importation and advance a vaccine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Public Health Service
United States
U. S. Army
South
Central America
Brazil
International Health Division
Rockefeller Foundation
Andes
Paraguay
U. S
Hawaii
Central
South America
T. H. D. Griffits
J. J. Griffis
Pan American Airways System
Miami
Ke S
India
Africa
Great Britain
Adrian Stokes
Hideyo Noguchi
William A. Young
Paul A. Lewis
A. Maurice Wakeman
Annapolis
Alameda
Calif