Edward Jenner’s zoological perspective

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dc.contributor.author Woods, Abigail
dc.contributor.other World Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine. International Congress (44th : 2020 : Pretoria, South Africa)
dc.date.accessioned 2020-04-29T12:22:20Z
dc.date.available 2020-04-29T12:22:20Z
dc.date.issued 2020-02
dc.description Presentation delivered at the 44th International Congress of the World Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine held from the 27-29 of February 2020 at The Farm Inn Hotel and Conference Centre, Pretoria, South Africa en_ZA
dc.description.abstract Edward Jenner is widely celebrated as the discoverer of the world’s first successful vaccine. His demonstration that inoculation with cowpox could protect against smallpox is viewed as the starting point for the development and worldwide dissemination of vaccination, and the eventual eradication of smallpox. However, despite efforts to situate Jenner in his historical context, and to claim him as an early practitioner of ‘One Health’, commentators have generally failed to grasp the nature of his work on cowpox, and the roles that animals played in it. (Read the full abstract in the WAHVM 2020 proceedings https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/74425) en_ZA
dc.description.librarian ab2020 en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship Conference sponsored by INDEXX, South African Veterinary Association, Ultra Dog, UNISA College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Veterinary History Society of South Africa, Zoetis and SAVETCON en_ZA
dc.format.extent 15 slides : colour and b & w photos en_ZA
dc.format.medium PDF en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/74430
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher Pretoria : World Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine en_ZA
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dc.rights ©2020 World Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine. Provided for educational purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the Association and individual authors en_ZA
dc.subject Veterinary medicine -- History en_ZA
dc.subject Jenner, Edward en_ZA
dc.subject Cowpox en_ZA
dc.subject Vaccines en_ZA
dc.subject One Health en_ZA
dc.title Edward Jenner’s zoological perspective en_ZA
dc.title.alternative 44th International Congress of the World Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine, 2020, Pretoria, South Africa : proceedings en_ZA
dc.title.alternative WAHVM 2020, South Africa en_ZA
dc.title.alternative World Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine 44th International Congress : 27-29 February 2020, The Farm Inn Hotel and Conference Centre, Pretoria, South Africa : proceedings en_ZA
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dc.type Presentation en_ZA
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