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0053/2022 - Vaccine and smallpox vaccination in 19th century Bahia
Vacina e Vacinação antivariólica na Bahia Oitocentista

Author:

• Gilberto Hochman - Hochman, G. - <gilberto.hochman@fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7834-336X

Co-author(s):

• Christiane Maria Cruz de Souza - Souza, C. M. C. - <chriscruzba@yahoo.com.br, chriscruz160@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9716-7891


Abstract:

The article\'s objective is to discuss the perceptions and actions of public authorities concerning 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 19th 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 constitution of health institutions, and the disease control measures implemented1808. In the context of the Independence and Imperial Brazil, it addresses smallpox outbreaks and discusses the problems related to vaccine and vaccination listed by the presidents of the province of Bahia and local efforts to introduce the animal vaccine. The article is based on printed primary sources published in Bahia in the 19th century and on the dialogue with specialized literature.

Keywords:

Public Health; Epidemics; Smallpox; Brazil-Empire; Medicine

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