Vaughan, M;
(2018)
A Research Enclave in 1940s Nigeria: The Rockefeller Foundation Yellow Fever Research Institute at Yaba, Lagos, 1943–49.
Bulletin of the History of Medicine
, 92
(1)
pp. 172-205.
10.1353/bhm.2018.0007.
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Abstract
This article examines the history of yellow fever research carried out in West Africa in the 1940s by Rockefeller Foundation scientists. It engages with a number of debates in the history of medical research in colonial Africa, including experimentation, the construction of the “field,” and biosecurity.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A Research Enclave in 1940s Nigeria: The Rockefeller Foundation Yellow Fever Research Institute at Yaba, Lagos, 1943–49 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1353/bhm.2018.0007 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1353/bhm.2018.0007 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Rockefeller Foundation, yellow fever, Africa, medical research |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > SHS Faculty Office |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1556131 |
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