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Cold War, Deadly Fevers: Malaria Eradication in Mexico, 1955-1975

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Cold War, Deadly Fevers: Malaria Eradication in Mexico, 1955-1975 - Cueto, Marcos
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In the mid-1950s, with planning and funding from the United States, Mexico embarked on an ambitious campaign to eradicate malaria, which was widespread and persistent. This new history explores the politics of that campaign. Marcos Cueto describes the international basis of the program, its national organization in Mexico, its local implementation by health practitioners and workers, and its reception among the population. Drawing on archives in the United States, Mexico, and Switzerland, he highlights the militant Cold War ...

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Cold War, Deadly Fevers: Malaria Eradication in Mexico, 1955-1975 2014, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD

ISBN-13: 9781421415567

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Cold War, Deadly Fevers: Malaria Eradication in Mexico, 1955-1975 2007, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore

ISBN-13: 9780801886454

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