Milestone · 6 November 1880
In Constantine, Laveran observes decisive evidence of the malaria parasite
On 6 November 1880, moving filaments in patients’ blood convinced Alphonse Laveran that the organisms he was studying in Constantine were alive. This observation helped establish malaria’s parasitic origin; it was not yet the demonstration of mosquito transmission.
Documentary sources
- Félix Mesnil — Notice historique sur Alphonse Laveran, 1930, p. 301–302
Académie des sciences · Historical date : 1880-11-06
Historical note. The anniversary date is distinct from later discoveries and publications.