Contribution to Book
Gorgas Develops Effective Methods for Controlling Mosquitoes
Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
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
Copyright
Copyright © 1991, EBSCO
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/
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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.