II. Abdülhamid Döneminde Dâülkelp (Köpek Hastalığı-Kuduz) Tedavihanesi
Dâülkelp (Dog disease-Rabies) Treatment Center During the Era of Abdülhamid II

Summary/Abstract: The rabies vaccine, which Pasteur successfully administered to humans in 1885, laid the groundwork for the establishment of health centers for the treatment of rabies in France and other countries around the world. The Ottoman Empire didn't lose any time and sent three important medical doctors to France, in order to receive training from Pasteur. After the delegation returned, the Dâülkelp Treatment Center for rabies and bacteriology was established in Istanbul in January 1887 under the administration of Zoeros Pascha. The Ottoman Empıre was aware of the fact that the opening of such a treatment center in the capital city alone will not meet the needs of the whole country and in time they established similar health centers in other big cities, far away from the center. However, the availability of hospitals and studies on microbiology alone were not sufficient to solve the problem of rabies. In rural areas, where it was common to look after cats and dogs, the people had to be educated about the rabies disease. This was not fully achieved despite the distribution of brochures, conferences and warnings from local administrators. As a result people in the Ottoman Empire continued to die from rabies, although there was a definitive treatment.

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