The reception by French physicians of Chagas' discovery of Trypanosoma cruzi and American trypanosomiasis (1909-1925)

História, Ciências, Saúde-Manguinhos

Gabriel Gachelin²  Annick Opinel¹ 

[1] ,Université Paris 7Paris,France

关键词: Carlos Chagas disease;    Emile Brumpt;    Félix Mesnil;    American trypanosomiasis;    Trypanosoma cruzi;    Carlos Chagas;    doença de chagas;    Emile Brumpt;    Félix Mesnil;    Tripanosomíase americana;    Tripanosoma cruzi;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-59702009000500003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

As soon as they were published early in 1909, Chagas's articles on Trypanosoma cruzi and American trypanosomiasis became the topic of discussions in France. The description of T. cruzi and Chagas disease was added to parasitology textbooks as early as 1912, and elicited active research, particularly on the part of French parasitologist Emile Brumpt. He contributed towards eluciding the lifecycle of T. cruzi and the different ways it could infect humans. Laboratory research on T. cruzi was interrupted by First World War and was not resumed afterwards on the same scale, although interest in the epidemiology of Chagas disease continued.

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