Malaria e guerra tra le due sponde dell'Adriatico

At the beginning of the First World War, the Apulian coast was included in the war zone to counter attacks by sea. On the other side of the Adriatic Sea there were the Italian bases of Vlorë and Salonika. On both sides there was a continuous movement of ships transporting equipment and soldiers. At the same time hospital ships arrived from the Eastern front, bringing back wounded and sick soldiers. 90% of the soldiers repatriated from the Eastern front suffered from malarial infections. The Ministry of War devised a plan to protect soldiers from this disease directly in the places where the troops were stationed. In 1918 the anti-malarial prophylaxis was carried out not only in Vlorë, but also in the main maritime defense districts in Italy, namely Venice, Brindisi, Taranto.