Salvador Mazza

Salvador Mazza
BornJune 6, 1886
DiedNovember 9, 1946(1946-11-09) (aged 60)
NationalityArgentinian
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires
Known forAmerican trypanosomiasis
Scientific career
FieldsPhysician
Epidemiology

Salvador Mazza (June 6, 1886 – November 9, 1946) was a noted Argentine physician and epidemiologist, best known for his strides in helping control American trypanosomiasis, an endemic disease among the rural, poor majority of early 20th century South America.[1]