NR ANIG
AU Glynn,A.; Glynn,N.
TI Plus ca change ... from rinderpest to bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
QU Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London 1999 Nov-Dec; 33(6): 576-80
PT biography; historical article; journal article
AB Cattle plague (rinderpest) caused serious loss of cattle in Europe up to the beginning of the 20th century. Effective control measures were developed in the 18th century by Lancisi in Italy and Vicq d'Azyr in France long before the viral nature of the disease was understood. Similar measures are used to control BSE, which unlike rinderpest, also infects man. Much can be learned from earlier work on such problems as failure to notify outbreaks, inadequate application or deliberate evasion of control measures, and the value of compensation. Still renowned as a comparative anatomist, Vicq d'Azyr not only practised comparative medicine but as permanent secretary of the Societe Royale de Medecine in Paris (1776-1793) developed a national scheme for collecting public health data. His views on how doctors face an unknown disease and on the problems of administration could have been written today.
MH Animal; Cattle; Disease Outbreaks/*history; France; History of Medicine, 18th Cent.; Human; Portraits; Public Health/*history; Rinderpest/epidemiology/*history/prevention & control
NS Vicq d'Azyr,F.
AD St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London.
SP englisch
PO England