| Date | 1880 |
| Author | Eberth |
| Contribution | b. With Gaffky, reported bacillus as causative organism of typhoid fever. |
| Reference | Garrison |
| Notes | Published in 1880 and 1881. See also 1884. Based on histological study of mesenteric lymph nodes and spleen of fatal human cases. Garrison notes that Klebs saw the typhoid bacillus before Eberth (but apparently reported it a year later). |
| Category | Causation |
| Pathogen Class | Bacteria |
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