Conspiracy theories, science denial, and smallpox. The German-language anti-vaccination movement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Martin Tschiggerl

doi:10.1017/mdh.2026.10074

Conspiracy theories, science denial, and smallpox. The German-language anti-vaccination movement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Martin Tschiggerl

Department of Contemporary History

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Original language	English
Journal	Medical History
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/mdh.2026.10074
Publication status	Published - 15 Jul 2026

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