MALARIA IN ITALY
Spread of Germs by Huns Against Allied Troops NEW DRUGS BEAT EFFORT British Official Wireless Rec. 1 p.m. RUGBY, May 20. A German attempt to defeat our troops in Italy by spreading malaria was overcome by the use of new drugs, one of them a German dru ß which we improved. The Germans flooded and infected Jarge areas and thousands of our troops fen victims. A Ministry of Health official told a correspondent that the disease was of a deadly nature,, but after various drugs had been tried success was achieved with two, which were still secret, and _ mepacrine, which was a German discoveiy. , The drugs were flown to Italy and the troops were restored to full health and strength.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 118, 21 May 1945, Page 5
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