The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-13
DANISH
YELLOW
VEER
sYxiLLlMG THE EMosQUiTOs AND
PROTECTING AL FEVER PA
TENTS WITH NETTING THE
DISEASE RAPIDLY BEING
81 STAMPED OUT-MExIcO
IS COOPERATING WITH
+ E UNITED STATES
AUTHORITIES


4 hopes confidently that the disease will
ssbe3 stamped out of North America
Since the dangerous outbreak of fever
last year along the border between
Texas and Mexico, systematic work
of preventive sort has been going
3 on, and to-day not a single case of
yellow fever can be found in the re-
gionss where it was rife last August.
r Dr.. lyman said today that he was
receiving the best sort of cooperation
from the authorities in Texas and
also Mexico, and was gratifed by the
outlook.
I'VE are not making any unquali-
fled claims yet he said. THE worst
season for yellow fever is August and
Septemb Ter. but If there was to be
dangerous epidemic 1t would very like
begin to show itself by this time
The principal work of the health
authorities consists in destroying the
Notwithstanding and disease-carry
ing mosquito. For many months proc
Il Carnations have been issued and cir
cular matter scattered about explain
ing to- the people the danger of the
mosquito and asking them to cooper
ate In the work. As result, water
barrels, which are greatly used in that
part of the country and which are ex-
ceedingly fine breeding places for
q mosquitos, are now all carefully
screened. All pools and swamps are
treated with oil and filed in when
necessary If the residents are too
poor to have this work done them
sHseyels, as is often the case, the gov
eminent furnishes materials.
NJ exico Is Now Cooperating.
Or. Wyman says that at first it was
rather hard to awaken the people to
the vital Importance of the work, but
that of late they have been successful
IN arousing public sentiment to the
desired point The governor of Texas
issued proclamation to the people of
the State on the matter, and even in
sssAIexico the government authorities
ARE carefully cooperating with the
4 work being done on this side OF the
Border. DR.. Wyman visited Mexico
Nlast February, where he was cordially
received by President Diaz and prom
Used support and assistance in his
work Mexico itself is greatly bene-
IN tied from the activity, as it has very
few cases of yellow fever 10 report to-
!day,:aud what have been reported are
Z from the far South, where the pre-
sSensfve work has not yet had full
sWa
In Laredo, Tex. where the most
dangerous epidemic of the fever broke
last year, the work has been so
effective that the people are now able
TO sleep without the use of mosquito
snetfing-an almost tnheard-of luxury
in In that section of the country.
Irl55 order to carry the work of pre-
ESvention to the greatest possible limit
4 cases of fever Of any sort that break
sso(i nowadays are Immediately sur
rounded by netting. 1t is a peculiar
& ity of yellow fever, says DR.. Wyznan.
hat while Its contagious only during
eSfirst three days. it is not until the
fifth day of the fever that it can be
@3illlown definitely whether or not it is
stlle.5d dreaded yellow" variety
Netting Over Fever Patients.
ss Under these circumstances yellow
fever has been spread all over the
community by mosquitoes, even before
{ the authorities We're aware that the
\ disease was in their midst BY coy
ering all fever cases with netting as
soon as they appear this possibility
Sis avoided
This system OF Immediately screen
ing off all cases of fever is now be-
ing rigidly carried out in the extreme
81 southern points in Mexico where
& few cases of yellow fever have been
discovered, and it is thought that it
will check the spreading of the dis
cease.
Surprised at the success of the work
q in the infected districts, the health
4 authorities in other regions of the
s South are writing to Dr. Wyman for
u instructions as to his methods. Gal
weston, Houston, Beaumont, and other
cities are wide-awake to the value of
the work, and are installing these
3 preventive measures as rapidly as
possible.
Even though a few cases of the fe-
Z yer may appear later on in the
year, it is thought that it cannot pos
3;sibly reach the point of dangerous
epidemic, and in another year, if the.
work is carefully kept up, according to
i8 the present plans, it is hoped that vel
dow. fever will have dfSappeared as