This house located in Havana (Paseo de MartÃ) is the place where Carlos Finlay conducted the first experiments that showed that the transmission of yellow fever was caused by mosquitoes.
A bronze plaque has been placed on the house by the Cuban government. The Spenish inscription reads as follows: "AQUI, EN EL ANO 1881, EL DR. CARLOS J. FINLAY / REALIZO LAS PRIMERAS PRUEBAS EXPERIMEN- / TALES QUE DEMOSTRARON LA TRASMISION DE / LA FIEBRE AMARILLA POR INTERMEDIO DEL / MOSQUITO. - CON ESTA TARJA EL GOBIERNO / CUBANO RINDE PERPETUO HOMENAJE A TAN / MAGNO ACONTECIMIENTO PARA LA CIENCIA / Y LA HUMANIDAD. DICIEMBRE 3 DE 1947
(Here, in 1881, Dr. Carlos J. Finlay performed the first experimental tests who showed the transmission of the yellow fever by means of mosquitoes. With this plate, the Cuban Government makes pays perpetual tribute to such a great event for science and humanity)
- Photos and main text by Mario Caterino moc.liamg|4oniretacm#| and Angelo Mistretta moc.liamg|70attertsimolegna#| ( January 2019 )
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