title: [Exanthematic typhus epidemic in Chile (1932-1939)].
abstract: After the great epidemic of the exanthematic typhus of 1918-1919 in Chile, there was a gradual decrease in the number of cases , until it became endemic around 1926. Starting in 1932 and until 1939 a new epidemic outbreak occured that prompted researchers to its study supported by the new clinical and technological advances of this period. Subsequently, two important events occured: the erradication of the vector ( human louse) by means of effective insecticides and the discovery of an effective antibiotic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Estudios Médicos Humanísticos, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile. revinf@sochinf.cl
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Laval
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D058872:Epidemics / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D010374:Pediculus; D014438:Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*