Vaccine and smallpox vaccination in nineteenth century Bahia

Ciencia e Saude Coletiva

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Hochman, Gilberto¹  Souza, Christiane Maria Cruz de² 

[1] Fundação Oswaldo Cruz;Instituto Federal de Educação

关键词: Public health;    Epidemics;    Smallpox;    Brazil Empire;    Medicine;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1413-81232022279.05082022EN

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Pos - Graduacao em Saude Coletiva

【 摘 要 】

This article aims to discuss the perceptions and actions of public authorities regarding the process of introduction, production, conservation, distribution, and application of the smallpox vaccine; the emergence of institutions associated with the vaccine and vaccination; and its main obstacles in Bahia in the nineteenth century. The article emphasizes the local and regional dynamics of this process. It addresses the problem of smallpox in colonial Bahia, the arrival of the Jennerian vaccine, the diffusion of the vaccination method, the establishment of health institutions, and the disease control measures implemented as of 1808. In the context of the post-independence and Imperial Brazil, this article addresses smallpox outbreaks and discusses the problems related to vaccine and vaccination listed by the governors of the province of Bahia and local efforts to introduce the animal vaccine. This article is based on printed primary sources published in Bahia in the nineteenth century, as well as through dialogues with specialized literature.

【 授权许可】

CC BY