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Commentary: Carlos Chagas—predecessor of Epidemiology in Brazil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* Corresponding author. E-mail: jrcarval@fiocruz.br
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Three contextual points should be borne in mind when considering the texts Carlos Chagas wrote in 19091–4as an example of a significant contribution to epidemiology. First, even though its roots extend back to classical ancient history with the work of Hippocrates, epidemiology was only acknowledged as an academic discipline in the 20th century. Second, Chagas was not the only contributor. The method implemented in the early days of Manguinhos followed the ‘Pasteur model’ that spread throughout the world at the time. In America, Garcia5 pointed out that almost all scientific institutes founded at the turn of the century adopted this paradigm: they sought solutions for defined problems in society; and they
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