After 115 years, a revisit to tropical diseases

Claudia Jurberg, Journalist and Social Media Editor of Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Oswaldo Cruz Institute/Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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In 2024, the journal Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz celebrates 115 years since its first publication with the editorial Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz celebrates 115 years of scientific publishing: what it needs to keep moving on… (vol. 119, 2024), and, to mark the date, it has launched a series of articles in which it revisits the topics covered in eight articles published in the inaugural edition of 1909, addressing technical challenges at the time, including studies on tuberculosis, diphtheria, malaria, amoebas and hematophagous insects, such as anopheline mosquitoes, which transmit malaria.

The discoveries of the causative agents of malaria (1880) and advances in serum therapies against diseases such as diphtheria (1893) and plague (1895) were recent and expanded the scientific output, especially around public health issues.

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Interestingly, more than a century later, these same issues, such as tuberculosis, malaria and vector control, continue to be major challenges for developing countries, reflecting the continued relevance of these topics in tropical medicine.

The series of papers celebrating the 115^th anniversary of the first edition of Memórias is not limited to a retrospective look at the challenges faced at the beginning of the 20^th century, but also offers a reflection on the advances and lessons learned over time.

Despite its long history, the journal continually seeks innovation by aligning itself with the principles of open science and encouraging researchers on a collaborative and productive journey, with the mission of making the editorial process more efficient and enjoyable.

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz is one of Brazil’s most traditional scientific publications, aimed at disseminating public health and tropical diseases research. First published in 1909, it continues to play a key role in medical science, contributing to the advancement of knowledge and innovation in tropical medicine.

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BRANDÃO, A.A. and VICENTE, A.C.P. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz celebrates 115 years of scientific publishing: what it needs to keep moving on… Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz [online]. 2024, vol. 119, e240003 [viewed 20 December 2024]. https://doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760240003. Available from: https://www.scielo.br/j/mioc/a/tHvtBmDzFY5R3MqrYBMZQYC

References

ARAGÃO, H.B. Sobre a Amoeba diplomitotica n. sp. Contribuição para o estudo da divizão nuclear nas amebas. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz [online]. 1909, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 33-44 [viewed 20 December 2024]. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761909000100005. Available from: https://www.scielo.br/j/mioc/a/HVyJcFQw6wpnXpVGNJxjJqf

FONTES, A. Estudos sobre a tuberculoze. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz [online]. 1909, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 51-68 [viewed 20 December 2024]. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761909000100007. Available from: https://www.scielo.br/j/mioc/a/Dp7R7sGQZ876Rw5ntJ8mGts

GIEMSA, G. and GODOY, A. Sobre a ultrafiltação. Pesquizas tendentes a obter a concentração do sôro antidifterico. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz [online]. 1909, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 3-11 [viewed 20 December 2024]. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761909000100001. Available from: https://www.scielo.br/j/mioc/a/ggYRkqZqw3FhrXrBpjvjLhK/

LUTZ, A,. and NEIVA, A. Erephopsis auricincta. Uma nova mutuca, da subfamilia: Pangoninae. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz [online]. 1909, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 12-13 [viewed 20 December 2024]. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761909000100002. Available from: https://www.scielo.br/j/mioc/a/79x8RR4RmMf9pqThGbMy4HH

NEIVA, A. Contribuição para o estudo dos dipteros. Observações sobre a biolojia e sistematica das anofelinas brazileiras e suas relações com o impaludismo. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz [online]. 1909, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 69-77 [viewed 20 December 2024]. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761909000100008. Available from: https://www.scielo.br/j/mioc/a/vqGJ3rd7CtsmrWHSc9gVzHn

VASCONCELLOS, F. O sôro anti-pestozo. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz [online]. 1909, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 14-27 [viewed 20 December 2024]. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761909000100003. Available from: https://www.scielo.br/j/mioc/a/DZnZhckW8CVS3p5Rwvn7kcG

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