Danylo Kyrylovych Zabolotny ( uk, Дани́ло Кири́лович Заболо́тний; 1866 in Chobotarka,

Podolia Governorate The Podolia Governorate or Podillia Governorate (), set up after the Second Partition of Poland, was a governorate (''gubernia'', ''province'', or ''government'') of the Russian Empire from 1793 to 1917, of the Ukrainian People's Republic from 1 ...

– 1929) was a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

epidemiologist Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidenc ...

and the founder of the world's first research department of epidemiology. In 1927, he published one of the first texts in his field, '' Fundamentals of Epidemiology''. Zabolotny conducted groundbreaking research on a number of infectious diseases, including cholera,

diphtheria Diphtheria is an infection caused by the bacterium '' Corynebacterium diphtheriae''. Most infections are asymptomatic or have a mild clinical course, but in some outbreaks more than 10% of those diagnosed with the disease may die. Signs and s ...

dysentery Dysentery (UK pronunciation: , US: ), historically known as the bloody flux, is a type of gastroenteritis that results in bloody diarrhea. Other symptoms may include fever, abdominal pain, and a feeling of incomplete defecation. Complications ...

plague Plague or The Plague may refer to: Agriculture, fauna, and medicine *Plague (disease), a disease caused by ''Yersinia pestis'' * An epidemic of infectious disease (medical or agricultural) * A pandemic caused by such a disease * A swarm of pe ...

, syphilis, and

typhus Typhus, also known as typhus fever, is a group of infectious diseases that include epidemic typhus, scrub typhus, and murine typhus. Common symptoms include fever, headache, and a rash. Typically these begin one to two weeks after exposure. ...

, as well as on gangrene.

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20051128175106/http://ukrweekly.com/Archive/1996/519609.shtml 1866 births 1929 deaths People from Vinnytsia Oblast People from Olgopolsky Uyezd Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union members Ukrainian epidemiologists Ukrainian biologists Soviet infectious disease physicians Odesa University alumni Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv alumni Academic staff of the Odesa National Medical University Full Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences Presidents of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 2nd class Soviet bacteriologists {{Ukraine-scientist-stub