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Gorgas Develops Effective Methods for Controlling Mosquitoes
Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
  • John Alfred Heitmann, University of Dayton
Document Type
Encyclopedia Entry
Publication Date
1-1-1991
Abstract

Employing recent discoveries on the role of mosquitoes in the transmission of malaria and yellow fever, Gorgas applied strict sanitary controls within the Panama region, thereby enabling construction of the canal.

Inclusive pages
223-227
ISBN/ISSN
9780893566371
Document Version
Published Version
Comments

This document is provided for download by permission of the publisher. Permission documentation is on file.

Citation information: Heitmann, John Alfred. “Gorgas Develops Effective Methods for Controlling Mosquitoes,” in Great Lives From History II: Science and Technology Series. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1991. Used by permission of EBSCO Information Services, Ipswich, MA.

Publisher
Salem Press
Place of Publication
Pasadena, CA
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Disciplines
Citation Information
John Alfred Heitmann. "Gorgas Develops Effective Methods for Controlling Mosquitoes" Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series Vol. 1 (1991)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john_heitmann/25/