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A set of flags used in Brazil when fighting yellow fever are part of the Fred L. Soper Papers and put on the web by the US National Library of Medicine:
"Fred L. Soper (1893-1977) was an American epidemiologist and public health administrator who won a Lasker Award in 1946 for organizing successful campaigns to eradicate yellow fever and malaria between 1927 and 1945. He also made key contributions to the control of typhus fever during World War II, and served as director of the Pan-American Sanitary Bureau, (executive agency of the Pan-American Health Organization) from 1947 to 1959. Throughout his career, he set new standards for disease control worldwide."See the chapter "Fighting Yellow Fever and Malaria in Brazil, 1928-1942" - clicking 'Documents' at the top of the page leads to a page listing, at the end, "Bandeiras Usadas Pelo Servico Nacional De Febre Amarela [1-4]." Chart. 1 Image. 1946, and [5-8]. Select the icon at the left to have more than the flag images alone.
image by Ivan Sache, 8 February 2006
Yellow with red five-pointed star in centre
2. District Chief-Warden (Guarda-Chefe de Distrito)
image by Ivan Sache, 8 February 2006
Horizontal tricolour yellow-red-yellow
3. Capture Chief-Warden (Guarda-Chefe de Capturas)
image by Ivan Sache, 8 February 2006
Horizontal tricolour yellow-green-yellow
4. Outbreak Center Chief Warden (Guarda-Chefe de Fóco Gerador)
image by Ivan Sache, 8 February 2006
Horizontal tricolour yellow-blue-yellow
5. Zone Warden (Guarda de Zona)
image by Ivan Sache, 8 February 2006
Yellow
6. Capture Warden (Guarda de Capturas)
image by Ivan Sache, 8 February 2006
Yellow with green descending diagonal
7. Outbreak Center Focus Warden (Guarda de fócos geradores)
image by Ivan Sache, 8 February 2006
Yellow with blue descending diagonal
8. Empty House Warden (Guarda de casas deshabitadas)
image by Ivan Sache, 8 February 2006
Diagonally divided, green fly above yellow hoist.