Title:

Perifocal spraying to control mosquito breeding in Asuncion, Paraguay

Date:

[1930s]

Description:

This photo shows a sanitation worker spraying insecticide on and around a water jug.. Perifocal treatment is defined on the back of the photograph as "spraying insecticide inside of a mosquito breeding focus and all-around its proximities or immediate surroundings."

Location:

Box: 28

Rights:

Courtesy of Fred L. Soper.

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Genre:

Photographic prints

Subject:

Mosquito Control and Paraguay

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Legacy ID:

VVBBBQ

NLM ID:

101584650X13

Profiles Collection:

The Fred L. Soper Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584650X13

Story Section:

Fighting Yellow Fever and Malaria in Brazil, 1928-1942