Yellow fever in colombia: a seminal investigation

The findings of Finlay in Cuba and Franco in Colombia, which enabled, at the beginning of the twentieth century, the identification of the cycles of urban and sylvatic yellow fever, respectively, illustrate the importance which a careful made observation about an indigenous problem can have as a sta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Corredor Arjona, Augusto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:Colombia
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:Repositorio UN
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/32277
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/32277
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/22357/
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:fiebre amarilla
fiebre amarilla selvática
Finlay
Franco
Aedes aegypti
historia
yellow fever
sylvatic yellow
history
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Sumario:The findings of Finlay in Cuba and Franco in Colombia, which enabled, at the beginning of the twentieth century, the identification of the cycles of urban and sylvatic yellow fever, respectively, illustrate the importance which a careful made observation about an indigenous problem can have as a starting point for new ideas and scientific developments.