This was a group of Campas, a former wanderer tribe, who were being investigated at the time for hyperendemic malaria, 1958. Father Cantella, head of this mission, and others seen here were investigating the high rate of malaria amongst these tribal members. The WHO estimates that yearly 300 - 500 million cases of malaria occur, and more than 1 million people die of malaria. Image courtesy CDC.
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4900 x 3928 px | 41.5 x 33.3 cm | 16.3 x 13.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1 January 1958Location:
PeruPhotographer:
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This was a group of Campas, a former wanderer tribe, who were being investigated at the time for hyperendemic malaria, 1958. Father Cantella, head of this mission, and others seen here were investigating the high rate of malaria amongst these tribal members. The WHO estimates that yearly 300 - 500 million cases of malaria occur, and more than 1 million people die of malaria. Image courtesy CDC.