Hygienic Laboratory workers conducted an investigation of typhoid fever in the District of Columbia

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Between 1884-1895, Milton J. Rosenau, Leslie L. Lumsen, Joseph H. Kastle and other Hygienic Laboratory workers conducted an epochal investigation on the origin and prevalence of typhoid fever in the District of Columbia which became the catalyst for later, broader epidemiological studies.

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Source: National Institutes of Health
Credit: Photo: Original Hygienic Laboratory on the first floor of the main building of the rented Marine Hospital, Stapleton, Staten Island, New York. Courtesy: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.