Walter Reed Commission

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical research commission
gptkbp:chairman gptkb:Walter_Reed
gptkbp:contributedTo public health
tropical medicine
gptkbp:discoveredBy yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:formedIn 1900
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Walter Reed Commission
gptkbp:impact led to control of yellow fever outbreaks
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Carlos_Finlay
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cuba
gptkbp:member gptkb:James_Carroll
gptkb:Aristides_Agramonte
gptkb:Jesse_William_Lazear
gptkbp:notableMission mosquito transmission experiments
volunteer human subjects
gptkbp:purpose study yellow fever
gptkbp:significance proved vector transmission of yellow fever
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Walter_Reed
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5