Upon visiting Panama City years ago, I was touched when I saw a plaque honoring Cuban physician and scientist Carlos J. Finlay.  He was the first to theorize, in 1881, that a mosquito was a carrier of the organism that caused yellow fever.  His discovery helped reduce the incidence of mosquito-borne diseases in Panama during the American campaign from 1903 onwards, and played a key role in the construction of the Panama Canal. Prior to Dr. Finlay’s discovery, about 10% of the workforce died each year from malaria and yellow fever. And, yet, you don’t hear much in the United States about the exploits of this prominent Cuban physician but you do hear a lot about Major Walter Reed, an army physician who led a team that confirmed that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes rather than by direct contact. So I ask the question, who deserves more recognition?