Científicos Argentinos y su lucha contra la fiebre hemorrágica argentina, 1963-1990

Abstract

Since the beginning of the ’50s were reiterated in the Northwest of the province of Buenos Aires (Argentine) a strange disease outbreaks. The new viruses affected the field man. And it was called as Argentine hemorrhagic fever (AHF). In this paper focus our gaze on the characteristics and achievements of the different scientific teams involved in the problem of the AHF during the period 1963-1990, stage which culminated in the development of a vaccine that would make it possible to control the disease. We also consider the socio-historical and economic context and the role played by the State as factors that could stress the work of the researchers involved in the study of the hemorrhagic viruses.