Aristides Agramonte
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| Born | June 3, 1868 Camagüey, Cuba |
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| Died | August 19, 1931 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | bacteriology |
| Institutions | University of Havana |
| Known for | Yellow fever |
Aristides Agramonte y Simoni (born June 3, 1868 in Camagüey, Cuba; died August 19, 1931 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States) was an American physician, pathologist and bacteriologist with expertise in tropical medicine. He served on the Yellow Fever Commission, a U.S. Army Commission led by Walter Reed which examined the transmission of yellow fever. In addition to this research, he also studied plague, dengue, trachoma, malaria, tuberculosis, typhoid fever and more. After serving on the Yellow Fever Commission, he served as a professor at the University of Havana as well as many government positions.
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- “ARISTIDES AGRAMONTE, M. D.”, American journal of public health and the nation's health 21 (10): 1136-7, 1931, 1931 Oct, PMID:18013369, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18013369>
- Reed, W & Agramonte, A (1983), “Landmark article. Feb 16, 1901: The etiology of yellow fever. An additional note. By Walter Reed, Jas. Carroll and Aristides Agramonte.”, JAMA 250 (5): 649-58, 1983 Aug 5, PMID:6345833, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6345833>
- Anonymous (2001), “Biography of Aristides Agramonte.”, Military medicine 166 (9 Suppl): 23, 2001 Sep, PMID:11569380, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11569380>
- Pierce, John R (2003), “"In the interest of humanity and the cause of science": the yellow fever volunteers.”, Military medicine 168 (11): 857-63, 2003 Nov, PMID:15040622, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15040622>
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