In 1927, a West African...
In 1927, a West African man named Asibi was stricken with yellow fever. Few people in
that day survived the disease, but Asibi did. Somehow, his body conquered it. Asibi's
blood contained what scientists needed to cure yellow fever: antibodies with the power to
fight off the disease.
From Asibi's blood, medical researchers synthesized a successful vaccine. Millions of
people have benefitted from it. When it came to yellow fever, one man's blood saved the
lives of countless others.
