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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.
“How Magic is DDT,” reprinted from The Saturday Evening Post, 1945
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Army physician James Stevens Simmons celebrated DDT’s impact on military health and downplayed “rumors” about its negative effects on the environment in this article for the popular magazine The Saturday Evening Post.
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