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Whose research first linked mosquitoes to yellow fever transmission?
Quick Answer
Walter Reed and his U.S. Army commission showed in 1900 that mosquitoes spread yellow fever.
The Full Story
Walter Reed led the yellow fever commission that proved mosquitoes were the vector of yellow fever in 1900. The experiments in Cuba built on the earlier ideas of Cuban physician Carlos Finlay, whose mosquito theory had been overlooked for years. Reed’s work helped launch modern vector-control public health campaigns. It also showed how insect-borne diseases could be studied experimentally and prevented. The findings were crucial for sanitation, military medicine, and later tropical disease control.
Key Facts
1.Walter Reed’s commission confirmed mosquito transmission in 1900
2.Carlos Finlay had proposed the mosquito theory earlier
3.The work helped create modern vector control
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