Group photo after Wilbur A. Sawyer's arrival in Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, Brazil Group photo after Wilbur A. Sawyer's arrival in Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Publication: Produced: 15 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 near the Bolivian border. In a welcome contrast to earlier visits to South America, Sawyer was able to travel by plane to such remote areas, rather than by boat or on horseback. Left to right (front): Dr. Alberto Novis, State Director of Public Health for Mato Grosso, Dr. Sawyer, Dr. F. L. Soper, Dr. Francisco Freire, Dr. Oswaldo Novis (son of Dr. Alberto Novis, viscerotomy representative). Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584931X108 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: LWBBHD Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584931X108 Archival Collection: The Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers (Profiles in Science)