Knowledge and Power: The Asymmetry of Interests of Colombian and Rockefeller Doctors in the Construction of the Concept of “Jungle Yellow Fever,” 1907–1938

Abstract

This study examines the asymmetries among the different interests of officials and medical doctors who worked for the Rockefeller Foundation and their Colombian counterparts in the development and consolidation of the concept of "jungle yellow fever," as distinguished from the known urban form of

Between Deserts and Jungles: The Emergence and Circulation of Sylvatic Plague (1920-1950)

“…Three reasons could explain this shift. Firstly, the appearance of the idea of jungle yellow fever or sylvatic yellow fever in South America in the 1930s, which pointed to the existence of wild yellow fever reservoirs in forested zones (Emilio et al 2008 ; Magalhães 2016 :96–100). Secondly, the etymological connection between the word jungle and sylvatic in Portuguese.…”

“…The discovery of a sylvatic yellow fever challenged assumptions that it was possible to eradicate it in the Americas by only focusing on the eradication of the mosquito Aedes aegypti in cities. In fact, the case of sylvatic yellow fever demonstrated that the virus circulated among several animals living in tropical rainforests and that it could be transmitted to humans by mosquitos other than Aedes aegypti (Emilio et al 2008 ; Magalhães 2016 :96–100).…”

La profesión médica en la regulación del mercado terapéutico en Colombia (1895-1948)

“…51 Los medicamentos de patente se convirtieron en objeto de crítica porque la medicina misma entraba en un proceso de racionalización de la terapéutica. Esto incluía conocer y dar a conocer con más precisión la composición y efectos de los medicamentos, pero también una vigilancia ética a las estrategias publicitarias 52 . La medicina vigilaba con más cuidado los oficios relacionados con la salud colectiva porque esta última se había vuelto un asunto que vas más allá de la agenda de la higiene pública (cuidado de la salubridad general de la población), y se extendía a todos los oficios del cuidado y a los mercados implicados que tardaban en regularse.…”