New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-29
KILL PANAMA MOSQUITOES.
Fear That Yellow Fever May Reach the
Philippines.
IFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.1

Washington. May 2s.-Dr. Richard P. Strong. d.
rector OF the Biological Laboratory at Manila. has
a paper IN the fourth annual report OF the Philip
pine Commission. about to be published BY the
War Department Bureau OF Insular Affairs. show
ing how the Panama Canal may become factor IN
Introducing yellow fever into the Eastern pOsles-
sions OF this country and the entire Orient He
shows that the Hawaiian Islands, Guam and the
Philippines will be exposed to the importation OF
cases Of yellow fever OF the mosquito that car
ries the fever unless the disease can be oanishsd
from Panama The disease often follows the INES
OF commercial maritime travel. and many In
stances are on record of the introduction OF tne
disease by vessels into hitherto uninfected regions
DR.. Strong says:
One need glance only for a moment at the map
and then at the statistics or eases OK yellow is.s, 50,
QS02) TO be again impressed by the reatons9p -
iSting between commerce ana ysIlO" Lves' ~ ths
the last year among Ihe seaport toMnS D. " ~.
eastern coast of the Western Continent FORT 81 ~
Janeiro Rahia Manaos Pernambuco. Para and
ParamaribO. and among those on the western eosS
sufferers from this scourge. 1t does not seem I'm
probable. therefore, that unless extreme sSsa
regions and bound for ports In the Far EAST mi
fected ships and cases or yellow lesseii -
Honolulu, or even directly TO Guam. Hong A0i'
and the Philippine Islands ...n rtono-
lulu In thirteen or fourteen days and tns ysnfy
pine Islands BY direct route IN ao s5yns Pan
II
anna with no eases Of yellow fever On Of
and reaching Honolulu without hS so most
sickness route. yet might obviously i S IS
serious AGENTS of infection TO the Raw
ands for if stsgOmyia which had recently 5sT an
persons suffering with yellow fever were ot be
board the ship at Panama. they WcuIl ~. .vr.ys
capable OF conveying the disease until ao9ut ns or
DAYS later. which at the earliest would &c =. Homo
two DAYS before the arrival OF the snip ~ -arrya
lulu IL mas oeeu SHOWN tnt'l S.ost as late
is capable of conveying the disease az lesl Sa-ing
as ffty-One days after biting a person - ' yellow
with the disease. should c 1SS Manila
fever Tor even infected stesomyia) r each "a be
without quarantine. the chances would Sen r,ri-
in favor OF its not falling upon barren SOU sou csr-
itv and heat, which seem to be the Iue~' a~a al
clients for the preservation of the GSeSS ssssonya
vavs present in Philippine ports. me sc rhese
fasciata Is found abundantly throushOe-Ss .an IN
islands and one may at any time readlS oSSxsIsne
a few minutes q number from any OF tle started
houses in Manila. An epidemic Hl.Css,,iy %
among a people of perhaps no marAeu ~. m mr.
the disease would probably end only "hs r1ogsyef
| tber susceptible material existed. T,r *
the matter has not altogether dark SIDE re gors
| anoDle Wood and GOrgas. stimulated 10y hoxrn %
81 the late Walter Reed have recenLy srtireD
that II is possible by proper s1nltatlon srderic
staun out yellow fever from its natut1,ss not the
/ home, Havana why tLei, 80 route OF the
/ be Accomplished alOnS l1lS S'4N'-
/ Panama Canal?