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Report on the Work with Louse Powders at the Prison at Maison Carree, Algeria

Title:: Report on the Work with Louse Powders at the Prison at Maison Carree, Algeria
Creator:: Soper, Fred Lowe, 1893-1977
Date:: [After November 1943]
Description:: Soper's final report on the louse powders tests at Maison Carree prison. It is probably the first controlled study of DDT's efficacy in controlling louse-borne typhus.
Location:: Box: 65
Rights:: Public Domain
Genre:: Reports
Subject:: Algeria, Lice Infestations, and Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne
Format:: Text
Extent:: 4 pages
Language:: English
Legacy ID:: VVBBHQ
NLM ID:: 101584650X118
Profiles Collection:: The Fred L. Soper Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584650X118
Story Section:: World War II: Typhus Fever and Malaria in the Mediterranean