1901 Gen. William C. Gorgas eradicates yellow fever from Havana. Rockefeller Foundation establishes Yellow Fever Commission to eradicate that disease, under leadership of Gorgas. Fear of importing yellow fever to Asia via Panama Canal. 1917 Decision to eradicate bovine TB from United States. Rockefeller Foundation s hookworm campaign begins phasing out after evaluation shows little impact on transmission.
Yellow fever reappears in Brazil after nearly a year s absence.
Anopheles gambiae mosquito discovered in Brazil. 1934 Eradication of A. aegypti in Brazil is proposed. Wade Hampton Frost reports human TB is being eradicated in the United States and other countries. Bolivia is first country to proclaim eradication of A. aegypti. Malaria eradicated from Sardinia.