Contribution of the writings of Professor N.N. Klodnitsky (1868–1939) to the formation of the natural plague focus theory


DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/epidem.2019.9.3.104-8

Sokolova T.V.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia
The paper presents the scientific and practical activities of Professor N.N. Klodnitsky. It considers the evolution of ideas on the causes of plague epidemics in the Astrakhan Province, the results of research activities of top Russian scientists, the success of Russian medicine in the formation of the natural plague focus theory.
Keywords: endemic focus, Klodnitsky N.N., epidemic, plague, natural foci, history of medicine
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About the Autors

Tatiana V. Sokolova. Cand. Med. Sci., Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia; e-mail: sokolovushka@yandex.ru; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4516-7918


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