Northwest History. Alaska. Epidemics & Contagious Diseases.

Alaska Town Has A Flu Epidemic. Alaska Town Has a Flu Epidemic NOME, Alaska, April' 6.—(/P)— An influenza epidemic of serious proportions in the town of Bethel, on the lower Kuskokwim river, was reported by R. H. Merrill, aviator, who arrived here Monday night from Anchorage. Merrill obtained h...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1937
Subjects:
Alaska
flu
epidemic
Nome
influenza
Kuskokwim river
Bethel
R. H. Merrill
aviator
Anchorage
Eskimos
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Pacific
eskimo*
Kuskokwim
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Summary:Alaska Town Has A Flu Epidemic. Alaska Town Has a Flu Epidemic NOME, Alaska, April' 6.—(/P)— An influenza epidemic of serious proportions in the town of Bethel, on the lower Kuskokwim river, was reported by R. H. Merrill, aviator, who arrived here Monday night from Anchorage. Merrill obtained his information when he landed at McGraih. 200 miles northeast rrf Bethel, to re-fuel. Reports there said that virtually all the residents of Bethel were stricken. Bethel has about 150 inhabitants, mostly Eskimos.

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