| Date | 1898 | 
| Author | Councilman | 
| Contribution | With colleagues, published major report on cerebro-spinal meningitis. | 
| Reference | Anon. | 
| Notes | Gave unequivocal evidence of causation by Diplococcus (later named Neisseria). See 1887, 1896. | 
| Category | Causation | 
| Pathogen Class | Bacteria | 
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