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United States. Typhus Commission. (2)

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The Surgeon General established the U.S.A. Typhus Commission in November 1942. It had three purposes: research, prevention, and care of the sick in North Africa and Europe where war-caused conditions encouraged epidemic typhus outbreaks. Dr. Stanhope Bayne-Jones played a prominent role in formulating the plans which established the Typhus Commission. He carried most of the responsibility for the organization and administration of the Commission, first unofficially, later as a member, and fina...

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United States. Typhus Commission. (1)

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Dr. Bayne-Jones played a prominent role in formulating the plans which established the Typhus Commission in 1942. He carried most of the responsibility for the organization and administration of the Commission, first unofficially, later as a member, and finally as director.

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American Polish Typhus Relief Expedition (1919-1921) (1)

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United States of America Typhus Commission (USATC) (1942-1945) (0)

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During World War II, US troops were struggling with a rapid spread of Typhus – a disease transmitted to humans by mites infected with the micro-organism Rickettsia. On December 8, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt released Executive Order 9285 creating the United States of America Typhus Commission (USATC) “for the purpose of protecting the members of the armed forces from typhus’ fever” and to “arrange for the analysis, study and publication of scientific data obtained in [the] field.” U...

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