ABSTRACT
This article discusses major issues and challenges faced by historians in analyzing epidemics and pandemics. It addresses the importance of Brazilian and Latin American historical production in understanding epidemics as global phenomena and outlines their current trends. It then discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has generated a growing interest in historical analysis of past epidemics, and concludes by presenting the articles in the dossier.
Keywords:
COVID-19; history; health; disease; Latin America; inequality