The Caribbean monk seal (Monachus tropicalis), the only seal species native to Central America, was declared extinct in 2008. This article traces how collection practices by museums, zoos, and aquariums contributed to its extinction.

This article from the dossier “Pandemics and epidemics in historical perspective”, of the journal Topoi, discusses, through a provocation to nine historians from different institutions and countries, the impact of the pandemic on their profession and on the field of history.

This supplement is a special issue about the history of animals, the result of an idea from four Brazilian researchers. See the guest editors’ note.

The author briefly reviews the history of cancer in Peru by exploring the rise and decline of the anti-cancer league.

Gabriel Lopes, postdoctoral researcher at Fiocruz, presents how Rockefeller Foundation’s International Health Division collaborated closely with Brazilian entomologists in the fight against malaria in Brazil.

HCS-Manguinhos has published numerous articles, blog posts, and reviews about the disease. Topics and approaches include philanthropy and welfare concerning leprosy in Brazil, leprosy in colonial contexts, antileprosy campaign strategies and Hansen’s disease in the Amazon region.