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Smallpox
New research on smallpox from University of Lisbon summarized
May 13th, 2009
According to recent research from Lisbon, Portugal, "In this article I will address colonial state policies toward smallpox in nineteenth-century Goa. The picture that emerges front the analysis of health services documents suggests a broad variety of coexisting practices." "While the actions of some of the Portuguese head physicians epitomized the conflict between state-sponsored vaccination policies and local preferences for smallpox inoculation, others showed sympathy for and developed arguments in favor of inoculation as practiced by indigenous experts. Still Others observed the existence among the population of hybrid practices combining elements of vaccination and...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-05-13)
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