SURVEILLANCE REPORT – No. 25

Date

June 1st, 1955

Description

“Poliomyelitis Surveillance Report: No. 25,” a CDC report summarizing the latest available polio data as of June 1st, 1955. Produced by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, U.S. Public Health Service, Communicable Disease Center (CDC), Epidemiology Branch, Poliomyelitis Surveillance Unit

Including: Vial from Cutter Labs containing vaccine is studied and given to monkeys: within days the monkey shows symptoms and is sacrificed, similar to previous fatal inoculated cases.

Source

The U. S. National Archives and Records Administration at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260 www.archives.gov/atlanta