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Epidemic outbreaks in Portugal in the first half of the twentieth century: historical and epidemiological approach. I – Bubonic plague

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Summary:In the context of a retrospective investigation about the various outbreaks occurred in Portugal during the first half of the twentieth century (bubonic plague, epidemic typhus, smallpox and pneumonic influenza), the author analyzes in this paper the problem of the bubonic plague.Official statistics provide data on the plague only for the period 1930-1949, period of time when this nosological entity persisted only in the Azores, which will be the subject of this study. The Azores islands suffered outbreaks in 1931 and 1932, which entered an endemic phase, and ended with deaths from the plague in 1950.The author analyzes the occurrence of the plague in the Azores addressing the following parameters: the epidemic’s evolution over the years, distribution of deaths by gender, age groups, months of the year and affected districts.
Main Authors:David de Morais, J. A.
Subject:epidemias em Portugal século XX peste bubónica Açores epidemics in Portugal twentieth century bubonic plague Azores
Year:2011
Country:Portugal
Document type:article
Associated institution:Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Interna
Language:Portuguese
Origin:Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Interna

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