Un desafío a la justicia social peronista: la hidatidosis en la provincia de Buenos Aires, 1946-1952

This analysis of the sanitary policies enforced in the province of Buenos Aires by Domingo Alfredo Mercante-Juan Domingo Perón's right-hand man - focuses on one of his most fascinating efforts: the eradication of hydatidosis.In exploring an issue largely forgotten by historiography, the article describes how the Mercante administration (1946-52) used statistical, socioeconomic, and symbolic legitimization to place hydatidosis on the State agenda. The administration's strategies are also pinpointed: the passing of regulatory laws against this endemic disease; the creation of specific state ant...