RT Journal
T1 MAlaria in the netherlands
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1939
FD April 22
VO 112
IS 16
SP 1631
OP 1632
DO 10.1001/jama.1939.02800160095036
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1939.02800160095036
AB The authors, both from the Institute of Tropical Hygiene of Amsterdam, have presented an interesting book on an old but ever changing and expanding theme. One might think that such a subject would be dry and uninteresting, but this book is presented in such a way that it easily holds the attention. The authors have done a perfectly tremendous amount of careful and continued investigation, and one must be impressed by the enormous amount of difficult work involved in gathering the data presented.It is something of a surprise to know that the Netherlands presents such a serious malarial problem. It lies far to the north and even though it is low and full of canals, one would naturally think of malaria as only an occasional importation as it is in most of our northern latitudes. But the authors show that special development and adaptation of a short-winged anopheles mosquito