REPORT – Familial Contact

Date

May 14th, 1955

Description

“Special Report on Cases of Poliomyelitis Among Unvaccinated Persons Having Familial Contact with Individuals Who Have Received Poliomyelitis Vaccine,” a report prepared by Dr. Alexander D. Langmuir, Dr. Neal Nathanson, and Mr. Earl Diamond concerning a possible link between polio vaccinated individuals and spread of the illness to their families. Produced by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, U.S. Public Health Service, Communicable Disease Center (CDC), Poliomyelitis Surveillance Unit (PSU).

Source

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