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  1. 1921
    Trachoma rises among American Indians
    Trachoma, a serious bacterial infection of the lining of the eyelids, is a leading cause of blindness. ...
  2. 1923
    Tuberculosis identical among patients of different races
    The National Tuberculosis Association issues a paper stating that “tuberculosis attacks without racial ...
  3. 1924
    Federal campaign targets trachoma
    The Office of Indian Affairs launches a campaign against trachoma, a serious bacterial eye infection ...
  4. 1925
    Emergency vaccine delivery helps stop diphtheria in Alaska
    After the deaths of two Iñupiaq children, Dr. Curtis Welch realizes that diphtheria is spreading in ...
  5. 1925
    American Indian TB deaths outpace general population
    Tuberculosis mortality in 1925 is 87 deaths per 100,000 in the U.S., in general. Among American Indians ...
  6. 1930s
    Heart disease, cancer replace infectious diseases as leading causes of death in Hawai‘i
    Heart disease and cancer begin to replace tuberculosis, pneumonia, and gastrointestinal illnesses as ...
  7. 1935
    Tuberculosis vaccine tested on American Indians
    American Indians are invited to enroll in an experimental study to determine the effectiveness of a ...
  8. 1936
    Measles strikes Hawaiian Islands again
    Historically, measles devastated the Native Hawaiian population, reducing it from 300,000 in 1778, to ...
  9. 1938
    Reservation doctor finds safe trachoma treatment
    An English doctor working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs at the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota ...
  10. 1942
    Unangan evacuated, interned during WWII
    After Japan bombs Dutch Harbor, Alaska, in the Aleutian Islands, the U.S. Army evacuates more than 800 ...
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