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The Report of Q, United States Army, Fort Detrick, dated September twenty‑eighth, nineteen forty‑eight. This document is notable because it details a contemporaneous investigation of plague epidemics in two regions of Manchuria and provides a systematic anatomical pathology summary of the cases. The text was made publicly accessible through The Black Vault archive, uploaded from the original Fort Detrick collection. The entry appears on archive.org under the title “THE REPORT OF Q” and was released to the public without a specific declassification notice, the archive indicating the file as a digitized version of the original report. Now, the document itself. Forword, “a, Brief! out‑line of alt investigated cH’ ae. ele , Mgchanism, 8: “tiLoréacoptcal tavestiuation in details, “ Heart, “ung . : Tonsil, Bronchus: and Pharwns. - layer, 4 om Stomach. and Intestines, e £ : ‘Ve Péntreas, ¥ % : Supra‑rerial gland. Ag Ba racy apne» aot r043. (28th. Septieertie Nov), I have investigated plague‑epidemies in two regions (Shinkyo‑City and Noan‑Prefecture in Manchuria). Noan‑Prefecture was contaminated frequently with repeated plague‑epi‑ demies pee year, but on the contary, Shinkyo‑City hes not been contaminated with plague‑epidemies, 1948, Jun, occured suddenly plague -epidemies in Nosn‑region by rome means, These epidemies spreaded to the neighbouring districts gradually, and at last invaded to Sninxyo‑City ty means of communications about the middle of Sept., and caused axpiostya epldemies among the towns peoples, who had not sufficient herd‑immunities of plague Qisease, and all I8 ‘patients hed died several days eftir infection, ; Dr. Takahashi and others had carried out epidemiological and bacterlolo‑ gical investigations, Those reports, printed in Japanese were presented to U, S&S. Army already. Jul, 1948, . I and others had investigated pa tho‑anatomically all casos, who had died in these two regions between 29th. Sept, unc 3th, Nov., : I will insert these results in following capitals. Co SC LOTS AGT . “. Brief out‑line of all invest. hoa No. Name, years. SOX. days of Disease Entrance Courses form. porte N‑1. KC 8 z c 2, MO 34 ¢ G 3. cL 35 % G v‑axillaris ae EO 6 é c reaxillaris 5. EL 50 $ a ' L‑inguinal 6. HL 3 $ c ‑ 7 $c 3 3 s 8. KL 72 g s r‑submaxillaris 9. FL 18 ¢ 8 ‑ ° lo CZ 51 g. s r‑inguinal 1l. KK 40 4 Ge r‑inguinal 12, «SK 12 ? s 14. KO 35 & G minguinal lse SL 30 $ 3 16. KT 8 2 G reinguinal ‘UW? BG. 28 2 s 1a ZK 51 $ 3 G r‑inguinal 19. sc 31 $ 2 G y‑inguinal 20. KK. 32 ¢ G leaxillaris 2l. KR 33 5 G(s) reinguinal 23. Do. 63 g 7) 3 24, KG G r‑inguinal 28. 8D G Pe inguinal 36. AR mR NH B&B MO A Bw ee er er a & 4 fF &® - & & A 8 Ao Ww aa eB KR! Gi r‑inguinak “peaxillaris - pednguinal - : r‑supraclaviou‑ “‘peoalf of ie. einguinal — naxillerts “Lextluarte ‘fs reaxillaris \ pesubmaxillaria 1‑axiileris r‑inguinal J‑axillaris laris’: reaxillaris. be reinguinal . Uyesass, | ex 7 days of Disease . Satwance ne heute. Ss ‘course... forme ~ | port…

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The Report of Q, United States Army, Fort Detrick, dated September twenty‑eighth, nineteen forty‑eight. This document is notable because it details a contemporaneous investigation of plague epidemics in two regions of Manchuria and provides a systematic anatomical pathology summary of the cases.

Date: JUL 31 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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