Journal of Further Explorations in the Kuru Region - Dec 25, 1963 - May 4, 1964

Journal of Further Explorations in the Kuru Region - Dec 25, 1963 - May 4, 1964 This is the travel/field diary by Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, the 1976 Nobel laureate who identified kuru as a transmissible prion disease. The journal records his expedition from Dec 25, 1963 - May 4, 1964, covering the Kuru region and Kukukuku country in the Eastern Highlands of Eastern New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) plus a return visit to West New Guinea (Irian Jaya). Key details: • Published: Bethesda, Md. - U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, 1980 (235 pp., illustrated; cover title - Journal, 1963–1964). • Genre: autobiography / diary; subjects include medical geography, kuru epidemiology, and Papua New Guinea description and travel. This Journal is in excellent condition, it has no wear, damage or blemishes and it has been dedicated to Joshua Lederberg by Dr Gajdusek with a handwritten inscription - see photos.