Public Health Service Indian Hospital / Stanford University / Xagua plant / Tulane University / /
NaturalFeature
Amazon valley / Xingu River / Batovi River / Jurua River / Amazon River / Huallaga River / Madeira river / river Araguay / /
OperatingSystem
Genera / /
Organization
Public Health Service Indian Hospital / Tulane University / Zoological Society of London / Wilderness Medical Society / South American Explorers Club / AmericanMedical Association / Stanford University / American Medical Association / American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene / /
Person
Joe Breault / Charles C. Ammerman / J. Bach / Alfredo da Matta / Castro / Le Cointe / Bush / Americo Campos / Vandelli / /
Position
editor / physician / Vandellia sp. head / swimmer / author / head / scale 2mm / Professor / staff physician / Naval surgeon / member / physician in American Journal / /
ProvinceOrState
South Dakota / Jurua / Maynas / /
PublishedMedium
the Journal of the American Medical Association / the American Journal / /
The Intractable CANDIRU By Dr. Joseph L. Breault, MS, MD, MPHTM Throughout the Amazon valley for more than a hundred years, the tale has been told of a fish that has the uncanny habit of penetrating the