have an effect on trypanosomiasis. In 1905, after the discovery of trypan red, Shiga returned to Japan with an international reputation and continued his work at Kitasato's laboratory. Kiyoshi Shiga also played a role in the development of the BCG vaccine for tuberculosis. In 1924, Shiga delivered a strain of tuberculosis called BCG Tokyo 172 strain from Paris, France to Japan. It was his transportation of the samples that lead scientist to culture and produce a vaccine and tuberculin to fight the disease. Shiga was a supporter of vaccines, but also an advocate for public health prevention and awareness. He participated in many Chinese writings about the education and prevention of diseases such as tuberculosis. References Bibliography Csuros, Maria. Microbiological Examination of Water and Wastewater. CRC Press (1999). Kleinman. Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disease (2008). Japanese bacteriologists Japanese microbiologists People from Sendai 1871 births 1951 deaths People of Meiji-period Japan University of Tokyo alumni Recipients of the Order of Culture