Historia de las epidemias de sarampión en Colombia: un conteo incompleto.
Measles epidemics emerged in Colombia with the arrival of Europeans during the Conquest and Colonial periods, causing the death of thousands of indigenous people. Little is known about subsequent epidemics. Here, we summarize the history of 36 measles epidemics in Colombia, focusing on the first epi...
| Publicado en: | Biomédica: Revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 485 - 503 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lth&AN=188586738&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: lth uiTerm: 188586738 longDbName: MedicLatina uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 01204157 3ANP jtl: Biomédica: Revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud issn: 01204157 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: dic2025 vid: 45 iid: 4 pid: 35431 pub: Instituto Nacional de Salud of Colombia artinfo: ui: 188586738 10.7705/biomedica.7650 ppf: 485 ppct: 18 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 931KB tig: atl: Historia de las epidemias de sarampión en Colombia: un conteo incompleto. aug: au: Amaya-Castellanos, Claudia Ortega, Francisco Idrovo, Álvaro J. affil: Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, España. Departamento de Salud Pública, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia. Instituciò Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avancats (ICREA), Barcelona, España. su: MEASLES EPIDEMICS HISTORICAL source material SOCIOCULTURAL factors INDIGENOUS peoples of South America VACCINES DISEASE relapse COLOMBIA sug: subj: COLOMBIA MEASLES EPIDEMICS HISTORICAL source material SOCIOCULTURAL factors INDIGENOUS peoples of South America VACCINES DISEASE relapse keyword: epidemics health of indigenous peoples history measles/epidemiology Colombia epidemias historia salud de poblaciones indígenas sarampión/epidemiología ab: Measles epidemics emerged in Colombia with the arrival of Europeans during the Conquest and Colonial periods, causing the death of thousands of indigenous people. Little is known about subsequent epidemics. Here, we summarize the history of 36 measles epidemics in Colombia, focusing on the first epidemic among the Hitnü indigenous people (1964) to improve the understanding of some historical facts. Despite underreporting, major epidemics were identified in indigenous territories (16 to 18 centuries) in Salamina (1885) and Bogotá (1905-1906). It was evident that the lack of immunity had a greater impact during the Conquest and Colonial periods. Sociocultural determinants have always influenced the occurrence of epidemics, but their effects are greater after vaccines become available. Direct and structural violence have been the most important determinants of measles epidemics in the country. Currently, a global reemergence threatens Colombia. Las epidemias de sarampión emergieron en el territorio colombiano con la llegada de los europeos durante la Conquista y la Colonia, ocasionando la muerte de miles de indígenas. Poco se sabe de epidemias posteriores. Este artículo resume la historia de 36 epidemias de sarampión ocurridas en Colombia y se concentra en la primera epidemia entre los indígenas hitnü (1964) para mejorar la comprensión de algunos hechos históricos. Pese al subregistro, se identificaron grandes epidemias ocurridas en territorios indígenas (siglos XVI a XVIII), Salamina (1885) y Bogotá (1905-1906). Fue evidente que la falta de inmunidad tuvo mayor impacto durante los periodos de la Conquista y la Colonia. Los factores determinantes socioculturales siempre condicionaron el acaecimiento de las epidemias, pero sus efectos son mayores en periodos posteriores a la disponibilidad de vacunas. La violencia directa y la estructural han sido los factores determinantes más importantes de las epidemias de sarampión en el país. Actualmente, hay una reemergencia mundial que amenaza a Colombia. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: Spanish refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Biomédica: Revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud is the property of Instituto Nacional de Salud of Colombia and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Biomédica: Revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud holder: Instituto Nacional de Salud of Colombia dt: @attributes: year: 2025 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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