Yellow Fever Laboratory, Bahia, Brazil Yellow Fever Laboratory, Bahia, Brazil

Contributor(s): Sawyer, Wilbur A. Publication: Produced: 12 June 1934 Language(s): No linguistic content Format: Still image Subject(s): Yellow Fever Brazil Genre(s): Archival Materials Photographic prints Abstract: In 1934, Dr. Sawyer made another trip to Brazil to inspect yellow fever control activities, including an investigation of a puzzling outbreak of the disease in a rural region. The Yellow Fever Service was run collaboratively by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Brazilian government. Among other activities, the Yellow Fever Laboratories performed mouse protection tests on blood samples (to track where the disease had been active) and examined samples of liver tissue taken from fatal yellow fever cases to confirm the diagnosis. Copyright: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information) Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584931X102 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: LWBBGW Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584931X102 Archival Collection: The Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers (Profiles in Science)