1911 MCCOY, George Walter (1876 – 1952)

A plague-like disease of rodents.

Tularemia first recorded (in rodents).

GMN 5173 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/6269

1912 MCCOY, George Walter (1876 – 1952); CHAPIN, Charles Willard (1877 – )

Further observations on a plague-like disease of rodents with a preliminary note on the causative agent, Bacterium tularense.

Isolation of Pasteurella tularensis, causal organism in tularemia.

GMN 5174 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/6273

1914 WHERRY, William Buchanan (1875 – 1936); LAMB, Benjamin Harrison (1889 – 1955)

Infection of man with Bacterium tularense

Wherry and Lamb were first to isolate P. tularensis from lesions in man.

GMN 5175 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/6279

1925 FRANCIS, Edward (1872 – 1957)

Tularemia

Francis demonstrated the transmission of tularemia to man from rodents through insects, particularly the deerfly. He gave the disease its present name; it is also called “Francis’s disease” by some writers.

GMN 5176 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/6281

1930 OHARA, Hachiro

Ueber Identität von “Yato-Byo” (Ohara’s disease) und “Tularämie”, sowie ihren Erreger.

In Japan tularemia is known as “Ohara’s disease”.

GMN 5177 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/6284

1932 FOSHAY, Lee (1896 – 1960)

Tularemia: Accurate and earlier diagnosis by means of the intradermal reaction.

Skin test for the diagnosis of tularemia. Digital facsimile from Jstor at this link.

GMN 5178 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/6288

1932 FOSHAY, Lee (1896 – 1960)

Serum treatment of tularemia.

Foshay devised a serum for the treatment of tularemia.

GMN 5179 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/6292

1946 FOSHAY, Lee (1896 – 1960); PASTERNACK, A. Bernard (1916 – )

Streptomycin treatment of tularemia.

GMN 5180 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/6293