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2nd February 1925: Great Race of Mercy delivers diptheria antitoxin to Nome by dogsled relay

2nd February 2022
Tagged as: Alaska, Diptheria, Disease, Dog, Dogsled, Health, Medicine, Snow, United States

A potential diphtheria epidemic in Alaska was avoided after a dogsled relay transported vials of antitoxin 674 miles in five and a half days in “Great Race of Mercy”.

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2nd February 1925: Great Race of Mercy delivers diptheria antitoxin to Nome by dogsled relay

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