Sanitary inspector checking for Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae in Mexico

Sanitary inspector checking for Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae in Mexico

Publication:
Produced: [1930s]
Language(s):
No linguistic content
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Mosquito Control
Mexico
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Photographic prints
Abstract:
In this photograph a sanitary inspector in Mexico is looking for larvae of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the urban vector of yellow fever.. The Pan American Sanitary Bureau, World Health Organization, and other international health agencies assisted the governments of the western hemisphere in the eradication of malaria and Aedes aegypti.
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Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584650X25 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
VVBBCF
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584650X25
Archival Collection:
The Fred L. Soper Papers (Profiles in Science)