美国鼠疫研究先驱凯尼恩博士

Dr. Kinyoun, a pioneer of plague study in America

约瑟夫·凯尼恩（KinyounJJ1860--1919），美国细菌学家，美国国立卫生研究院第一任负责人。他在细菌学方面的兴趣以及成功分离出霍乱弧菌，为今天美国国立卫生研究院的卫生研究方向奠定了基础。1900年，美国旧金山爆发鼠疫，凯尼恩鉴定并做出正确诊断。此外，凯尼恩在白喉防治、消毒，以及细菌学知识普及和公共卫生研究方面也做出了很多杰出贡献。

Joseph James Kinyoun （1860--1919） , an American bacteriologist, was the first director of Nit/ （ National Institutes of Health）. His interest in bacteriology and the work of isolation of the cholera organism laid the groundwork for the present health research program of NIH. In 1900, Kinyoun identified and confirmed the diagnosis in an outbreak of plague in San Francisco. In addition, Kinyoun contributed a lot in the prevention and antisepsis of diphtheria, the spread of knowledge of bacteriology, and research of public health.