Yellow fever: Victor, Victoria? conqueror, conquest? epidemics and research in the last forty years and prospects for the future.

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TP Monath
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The author surveys the major accomplishments of yellow fever research over the past 40
years, and gives credit to the many modern-day workers responsible for these
achievements. Topics discussed include epidemics in South and Central America and
Africa, epidemiology, entomology, virology, diagnosis, pathogenesis, therapy and vaccines.
ADDITIONAL ABSTRACT: This historical review was presented as the Charles Franklin
Craig Lecture at the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and …
Abstract
The author surveys the major accomplishments of yellow fever research over the past 40 years, and gives credit to the many modern-day workers responsible for these achievements. Topics discussed include epidemics in South and Central America and Africa, epidemiology, entomology, virology, diagnosis, pathogenesis, therapy and vaccines.ADDITIONAL ABSTRACT:This historical review was presented as the Charles Franklin Craig Lecture at the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene held in New Orleans in November 1990. It contains numerous photographs of the people who have been involved in yellow fever research.newline˜Carolyn A. Brown
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