He took charge of the diphtheria antitoxin advertising of the H . K . Mulford Company in 1896 . " The Advertisers'Agency " established branch offices during the first half of 1897, first in Buffalo, then in Detroit.
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The isolated strain was a crucial discovery in the development of an antitoxin for the disease, and by the autumn of that year physicians in New York were being issued with diphtheria antitoxin free of charge to help eradicate the disease amongst the poor.
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In 1929, H . K . Mulford Company merged with Sharpe and Dohme, Inc . This company brought to the future Merck & Co, Inc vaccine technology, including immunization of cavalry horses in World War I and delivery of a diphtheria antitoxin in 1925.
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Dr Jefferis Turner was the first resident medical officer of the Brisbane Children's Hospital, appointed in 1889 . He made a significant contribution to the development of a diphtheria antitoxin and identified lead in paint as a significant factor in lead poisoning in children.
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Kitasato was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1901, Kitasato and Emil von Behring working together in Berlin in 1890 announced the discovery of diphtheria antitoxin serum, Von Behring was awarded the 1901 Nobel Prize because of this work, but Kitasato was not.
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"' Balto "'( 1919 & ndash; March 14, 1933 ) was a black and white Siberian husky and sled dog who led his team on the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome, in which diphtheria antitoxin was transported from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nenana, Alaska, by train and then to Sami explorer Samuel Balto.
