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Title(s): The silent war: Colombia's fight against yellow fever : a film Author(s): Van Dyke, Willard. Maddow, Ben, 1909-1992 Documentary Film Productions (New York, N.Y.) Publication Date: 1943 Publication Information: [New York, N.Y.?] : Documentary Film Productions, [1943] Language(s): English Format: Moving image; 010 min.; Sound; Black and white Subject(s): Vaccination Yellow Fever - history Yellow Fever - prevention & control Geographic Subject: Colombia Rights: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. Identifier(s): See catalog record: 8700218A http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/8700218A

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Description:	This film stresses the importance of good health for soldiers fighting in different climates during World War II. It profiles jungle diseases, especially yellow fever, and describes laboratory research conducted jointly by U.S. and Colombian researchers to develop a vaccine. The importance of spraying for mosquitoes and vaccinating a population is stressed and demonstrated in Colombia.
	Credits: Edited by Irving Lerner.
	NLM Permanence Rating: Permanent: Unchanging content

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