El artículo examina los efectos de la gran plaga Londres (1665) tal como fue narrada por Daniel Defoe en Diario del año peste (1772) a partir dos ejes análisis: las tensiones entre individuo y comunidad temprana modernidad su carácter propedéutico luz acontecimientos actuales.

of the equator, as well as Asia and the Middle East. It is a major factor of food insecurity for populations reliant on the production of small ruminants. Indeed, sheep and goats play an important role in the rural economy because they can be raised in a range of different production systems, even the most difficult ones. In spite of the huge socioeconomic impact of PPR, the lack of interest pa...

x Guidelines for surveillance combined with performance indicators—the World Health Organization's pioneering work was taken as a model. x Molecular characterisation of viruses had a seminal effect on both epidemiological understanding and the conduct of eradication programmes. Designation of a world reference laboratory, hosted by the UK Institute for Animal Health, was invaluable. Conclusions...

As sociedades pré-capitalistas – problema superado? foram atingidas por diversos cataclismos e epidemias. Entre essas, a peste se manifestou em ciclos epidêmicos frequentes desde eclosão da grande epidemia de Peste Negra 1348 até pelo menos fins do século XVI, promovendo súbitas sistemáticas elevações das já elevadas taxas mortalidade, provocando destruição, medo caos social. Em Portugal, houve...

La Propagation de la Peste.?Two long articles under this title appeared in the Annates de VInstitute Pasteur of October and November last by Dr. P. L. Simond, and Mr. E. H. Hanlcin, respectively, which are of great interest and importance. The former author, after first tracing the disease from Yunnan in 1893 to Hong-Kong in 1894, expresses the opinion that the disease spread from that port to ...