Carlos Finlay

Carlos Finlay
Born
Juan Carlos Finlay y de Barrés

December 3, 1833
Puerto Príncipe, Cuba, Spanish Empire
DiedAugust 20, 1915(1915-08-20) (aged 81)
Havana, Cuba
Alma materJefferson Medical College
Known forMosquito and yellow fever research

Carlos Juan Finlay (December 3, 1833 – August 20, 1915) was a Cuban epidemiologist recognized as a pioneer in the research of yellow fever, determining that it was transmitted through mosquitoes Aedes aegypti.

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