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Title: Historia de las epidemias de sarampión en Colombia: un conteo incompleto.
Alternate Title: History of the measles epidemics in Colombia: an incomplete count.
Authors: Amaya-Castellanos, Claudia1,2 claudiamayac@yahoo.com, Ortega, Francisco1,3, Idrovo, Álvaro J.2
Source: Biomédica: Revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud. dic2025, Vol. 45 Issue 4, p485-502. 18p.
Subjects: MEASLES, EPIDEMICS, HISTORICAL source material, SOCIOCULTURAL factors, INDIGENOUS peoples of South America, VACCINES, DISEASE relapse
Geographic Terms: COLOMBIA
Abstract (English): Measles epidemics emerged in Colombia with the arrival of Europeans during the Conquest and Colonial periods, causing the death of thousands of indigenous people. Little is known about subsequent epidemics. Here, we summarize the history of 36 measles epidemics in Colombia, focusing on the first epidemic among the Hitnü indigenous people (1964) to improve the understanding of some historical facts. Despite underreporting, major epidemics were identified in indigenous territories (16th to 18th centuries) in Salamina (1885) and Bogotá (1905-1906). It was evident that the lack of immunity had a greater impact during the Conquest and Colonial periods. Sociocultural determinants have always influenced the occurrence of epidemics, but their effects are greater after vaccines become available. Direct and structural violence have been the most important determinants of measles epidemics in the country. Currently, a global reemergence threatens Colombia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish): Las epidemias de sarampión emergieron en el territorio colombiano con la llegada de los europeos durante la Conquista y la Colonia, ocasionando la muerte de miles de indígenas. Poco se sabe de epidemias posteriores. Este artículo resume la historia de 36 epidemias de sarampión ocurridas en Colombia y se concentra en la primera epidemia entre los indígenas hitnü (1964) para mejorar la comprensión de algunos hechos históricos. Pese al subregistro, se identificaron grandes epidemias ocurridas en territorios indígenas (siglos XVI a XVIII), Salamina (1885) y Bogotá (1905-1906). Fue evidente que la falta de inmunidad tuvo mayor impacto durante los periodos de la Conquista y la Colonia. Los factores determinantes socioculturales siempre condicionaron el acaecimiento de las epidemias, pero sus efectos son mayores en periodos posteriores a la disponibilidad de vacunas. La violencia directa y la estructural han sido los factores determinantes más importantes de las epidemias de sarampión en el país. Actualmente, hay una reemergencia mundial que amenaza a Colombia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Measles epidemics emerged in Colombia with the arrival of Europeans during the Conquest and Colonial periods, causing the death of thousands of indigenous people. Little is known about subsequent epidemics. Here, we summarize the history of 36 measles epidemics in Colombia, focusing on the first epidemic among the Hitnü indigenous people (1964) to improve the understanding of some historical facts. Despite underreporting, major epidemics were identified in indigenous territories (16th to 18th centuries) in Salamina (1885) and Bogotá (1905-1906). It was evident that the lack of immunity had a greater impact during the Conquest and Colonial periods. Sociocultural determinants have always influenced the occurrence of epidemics, but their effects are greater after vaccines become available. Direct and structural violence have been the most important determinants of measles epidemics in the country. Currently, a global reemergence threatens Colombia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Las epidemias de sarampión emergieron en el territorio colombiano con la llegada de los europeos durante la Conquista y la Colonia, ocasionando la muerte de miles de indígenas. Poco se sabe de epidemias posteriores. Este artículo resume la historia de 36 epidemias de sarampión ocurridas en Colombia y se concentra en la primera epidemia entre los indígenas hitnü (1964) para mejorar la comprensión de algunos hechos históricos. Pese al subregistro, se identificaron grandes epidemias ocurridas en territorios indígenas (siglos XVI a XVIII), Salamina (1885) y Bogotá (1905-1906). Fue evidente que la falta de inmunidad tuvo mayor impacto durante los periodos de la Conquista y la Colonia. Los factores determinantes socioculturales siempre condicionaron el acaecimiento de las epidemias, pero sus efectos son mayores en periodos posteriores a la disponibilidad de vacunas. La violencia directa y la estructural han sido los factores determinantes más importantes de las epidemias de sarampión en el país. Actualmente, hay una reemergencia mundial que amenaza a Colombia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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