Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

A yellow fever vaccine.

HINDLE, Edward (1886 – 1973) Wikipedia

Brit. med. J., 1, 976-77. 1928.

First vaccine for immunization against yellow fever. Hindle devised a method for the transportation of frozen infected material from West Africa to London, making it possible to carry on experimental work in Britain.

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Plagues & Epidemics

Subjects

IMMUNOLOGY › Immunization IMMUNOLOGY › Vaccines INFECTIOUS DISEASE › VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES › Mosquito-Borne Diseases › Yellow Fever

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#5461
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/7571
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	a-yellow-fever-vaccine

Geographic Context

Mentioned in annotation: London