| Medical and agricultural entomology in Brazil: a historical approach. | |
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PMID: 20055233 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Medical Entomology emerged in Brazil in the late nineteenth century, through the initiative of a group of physicians dedicated to researching microorganisms related to diseases of public health importance, especially yellow fever and malaria. They led the institutionalization of Bacteriology and Tropical Medicine in southeast Brazil and the sanitation of coastal cities and, subsequently, rural areas. Medical Entomology provided the professionals who would undertake campaigns against agricultural plagues, as well as the institutionalization of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine. In the present article, I intend to show how relations between the professionals who gave life to Medical Entomology in Brazil were interwoven and to illustrate their relations with entomologists in other countries. I will also present an overview of the research problems faced by Brazilian entomologists at the turn of the nineteenth century and early decades of the twentieth. |
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Authors:
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J L Benchimol |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Parassitologia Volume: 50 ISSN: 0048-2951 ISO Abbreviation: Parassitologia Publication Date: 2008 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-01-08 Completed Date: 2010-03-19 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0413724 Medline TA: Parassitologia Country: Italy |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 233-46 Citation Subset: IM |
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Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. jbench@uol.com.br |
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Academies and Institutes
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history Agriculture / history* Animals Brazil Entomology / history* History, 19th Century History, 20th Century Humans Insect Vectors / parasitology, virology International Cooperation Malaria / history Tropical Medicine / history* Trypanosomiasis / history, veterinary United States Yellow Fever / history |
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Personal Name Subject:
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Adolfo Lutz; Carlos Chagas; Arthur Neiva |
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