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GB 0809 Ross - Ross, Col Sir Ronald (1857-1932)
13 - Letters from Ross to Patrick Manson on Ross' research into the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes
Ref No
GB 0809 Ross/13/98
Level
Item
Title
Letter
Date
9/7/1898
Description
Confirms that the gland in which he has found germinal rods is the salivary gland which leads into one of the stabbing spears of the proboscis. He has infected healthy birds from mosquitoes previously fed on infected ones, that the proteosoma is not confined to one species of bird and that healthy birds kept inside mosquito nets remain healthy.
AccessStatus
Open
Language
English
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