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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.

Photo of encampment

Camp E. A. Perry, Yellow Fever Detention Camp, 1888

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The Marine Hospital Service, a federal agency, detained people arriving from places with yellow fever during an epidemic of yellow fever in Florida in 1888. Camp E. A. Perry operated along the Florida-Georgia border.