1915 GRAHAM, John Henry Porteus (1869 – 1957)

A note on a relapsing febrile illness of unknown origin.

First reported case of “trench fever”.

GMN 5385 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/7113

1915 HUNT, George Herbert (1884 – 1926); RANKIN, Allan Coats (1877 – 1959)

Intermittent fever of obscure origin, occurring among British soldiers in France. The so-called “trench-fever”.

In this paper trench fever is so named for the first time.

GMN 5386 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/7118

1916 HIS, Wilhelm Jr. (1863 – 1934)

Ueber eine neue periodische Fiebererkrankung (Febris Wolhynica).

His encountered a form of “trench fever” in Volhynia, Russia, and named it after that district.

GMN 5387 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/7134

1916 TÖPFER, Hans Willi (1876 – )

Zur Ursache und Uebertragung des Wolhynischen Fiebers.

Isolation of Rickettsia quintana (now called Bartonella quintana) from lice found on patients suffering from trench fever.

GMN 5389 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/7140