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After scientists confirmed that mosquitoes can transmit yellow fever and other diseases, mosquito control emerged as an important public health measure. Discover how Americans have managed mosquitoes at home and abroad through this selection of items from the NLM collection.
“Observations on Epidemic and Pestilential Diseases with Allusions to the Author’s Forth-Coming History of the Subject” in The Spectator, September 29, 1798
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Experts in several fields studied yellow fever in the early 19th century. Noah Webster, known today for his work on an American dictionary of the English language, conducted an epidemiological study of yellow fever. He shared his initial conclusions about yellow fever during the 1793 outbreak.
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