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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.

A scene of a man, woman, and buildings in the tropics

The Sand Hills Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida, in Harper’s Weekly, September 29, 1888

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The sick in Jacksonville, Florida received care at Sand Hills Hospital. The Marine Hospital Service, a federal agency, operated the hospital during the 1888 yellow fever epidemic.