Dr. William Gorgas and his style of management against yellow fever during the construction of the Panama Canal: A historical case study

This study describes the style of management of Dr. William Gorgas as he led the public health effort to reduce diseases to a level that permitted the completion of the Panama Canal construction. Initially, Gorgas was skeptical of the mosquito vector theory. He fully accepted this theory after participating in Walter Reed’s massive cleanup of Havana, Cuba during the Spanish American War of 1898. During 1905 to 1914, Gorgas was selected to lead the sanitary effort during the construction of the Panama Canal. The lessons learned from this historical case study provide public health administrators with guidance to effectively lead current and future infectious diseases threats. Understanding styles of management within the context of disease control is essential in tackling epidemics like yellow fever and other infectious diseases. ^

Nouveaux memoires touchant le Mexique ou la Nouvelle Espagne: recueillis sur les lieux avec une attention particulière par Mr. de Montségur, capitaine de vaisseaux du roy catolique pendant les annees 1707 et 1708 : manuscript, [17--]

Manuscript, in an unidentified hand, with revisions and corrections in a different hand [Monségur?].

Diplomatic history of the Panama Canal. Correspondence relating to the negotiation and application of certain treaties on the subject of the construction of an interoceanic canal, and accompanying papers.

Includes a report of the secretary of state, with papers relative to the construction of the Panama Canal.

The Panama Canal, a reexamination : a report /

Issued July 1977.

Panama Canal treaties information.

Includes texts of treaties.

Panama Canal : the new treaties.

Released November 1977.

Documents associated with the Panama Canal treaties.

Caption title.

Zone policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers,

London edition (T. F. Unwin) has title: Things as they are in Panama.

Certification of Panama Canal Commission estimated revenue for fiscal year /

Description based on: Feb, 25, 1985; title from cover.

Transfer of interest on U.S. investment in the Panama Canal (GAO/AFMD-85-63).

Includes letter of April 8, 1985 from William R. Gianelli, Chairman, Board of Directors, Panama Canal Commission, to Frederick D. Wolf, Director, Accounting and Financial Management Division, U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C. (p. 12-17).

Panama Canal bride; a story of construction days.

Autobiographical.

Nouvelle homoeopathie domestique, avec une explication introductoire du principe homoeopathique et une description détaillée des rémèdes dont on a besoin dans toutes les maladies ordinaires des hommes, femmes et enfants, et une indication particulière des doses réquises dans chaque cas de maladie.

Mode of access: Internet.