Historical Bibliography Updated: January 13, 2020
Missionary travels and researches in South Africa.
Publication Details
London: John Murray, 1857 CE.
Livingstone gave an accurate account of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans and of the disease in cattle following its bite (see pp. 80-83; picture of the tsetse fly on p. 571). In his time the bite of the fly was thought to be (and perhaps was) harmless to man.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #5269 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/8570 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | missionary-travels-and-researches-in-south-africa |
Geographic Context
Publication place: London