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History of Asian Biomedicine
In memory of Professor Henry Wilde, MD, FACP: infectious disease physician, clinical and public health investigator, and educator
Editorial Office of Asian Biomedicineabmjournal@chula.ac.th

Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Born in Prague in 1927, during the Second World War, Professor Henry Wilde had been imprisoned by the Gestapo when he was 17 years old, as a suspected member of the Czech resistance movement. In 1945, after the Second World War, Professor Wilde settled in Alaska, in the United States, where he had his formal education and became a physician; he practiced in Alaska for many years.

Professor Wilde qualified as a general internist and infectious disease physician. He joined the US Government services in 1960 as a commissioned US foreign service officer. He has been assigned to many parts of the world, including West Africa, Viet Nam, Lebanon, Yugoslavia, and Thailand.

Professor Wilde retired from US Government service in 1984, with the rank of Minister-Counselor in the US Foreign Service. He became a fulltime faculty member of the Faculty of Medicine, at Chulalongkorn University, and an active member of the research team at the Thai Red Cross Society, where his work focused on tropical diseases research and control, including rabies control in humans and animals [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], other infectious and neglected tropical diseases [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], animal bites and toxins [17, 18], travel medicine [19], [20], [21], [22], ethics in clinical research and medical practices [23], [24], [25], [26], [27], [28], and medical education [29], [30], [31], among others.

Professor Wilde qualified as Diplomate in the American Board of Internal Medicine; Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP); Fellow of the Royal College of Tropical Medicine (UK); and a Member of the Medical Council of Thailand. Because of his credentials and being a good researcher and a clinician with an inquisitive mind, Professor Wilde served well as an excellent educator. He helped students, residents, and faculties in transforming clinical and research data into scientific publications. He was a Co-Editor of Asian Biomedicine Journal, which is currently indexed by PubMed Central. He had an active medical licensure in Alaska, England, and Thailand and had previously practiced in Canada, Washington DC, Lebanon, States of Washington, and Oregon. He held many positions, including Professor of Medicine, at Chulalongkorn University, and as a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Viral Zoonoses, at the Thai Red Cross Society. He served as a member of several WHO committees. He had about 200 publications in scientific peer-review journals. His awards and decorations include the National Resistance Medal, Czech Republic (for service as messenger during World War II); Senior Service Awards, US Foreign Service, 1971 and 1983; Commander, Order of White Elephant, Thailand, 1960; Knight Commander of the Crown, Thailand, 1995; and Lifetime Achievement Award for leadership and outstanding contributions in rabies control, India, 2012.

Professor Wilde passed away on June 6, 2024. We would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to him, who worked tirelessly to make the world a better place for individuals and organizations. His ideas, ideals, and friendships had served as a tremendous example of a tireless colleague who tried to make science the cornerstone of education, ethical standards, disease prevention, and control.
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[2] Denis M Knezevic I Wilde H Hemachudha T Briggs D Knopf L An overview of the immunogenicity and effectiveness of current human rabies vaccines administered by intradermal route Vaccine 2019 37 Suppl 1 A99 106 30551985
[3] Fooks AR Cliquet F Finke S Freuling C Hemachudha T Mani RS Rabies Nat Rev Dis Primers 2017 3 17091 10.1038/nrdp.2017.91 29188797
[4] Wilde H Ghai S Hemachudha T Rabies: still a silent killer targeting the poor Vaccine 2017 35 2293 4 28343778
[5] Wilde H Equine antirabies serum treatment during an epizootic outbreak in the city of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1999 93 106 author reply 106.
[6] Bronnert J Wilde H Tepsumethanon V Lumlertdacha B Hemachudha T Organ transplantations and rabies transmission J Travel Med 2007 14 177 80 17437474
[7] Suwansrinon K Jaijareonsup W Wilde H Benjavongkulchai M Sriaroon C Sitprija V Sex- and age-related differences in rabies immunoglobulin hypersensitivity Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2007 101 206 8 16806332
[8] Wilde H Khawplod P Khamoltham T Hemachudha T Tepsumethanon V Lumlerdacha B Rabies control in South and Southeast Asia Vaccine 2005 23 2284 9 15755612
[9] Pancharoen C Thisyakorn U Lawtongkum W Wilde H Rabies exposures in Thai children Wilderness Environ Med 2001 12 239 43 11769919
[10] Wilde H Tipkong P Khawplod P Economic issues in postexposure rabies treatment J Travel Med 1999 6 238 42 10575172
[11] Phumee A Kraivichian K Chusri S Noppakun N Vibhagool A Sanprasert V Detection of Leishmania siamensis DNA in saliva by polymerase chain reaction Am J Trop Med Hyg 2013 89 899 905 24062485
[12] Suankratay C Nunthapisud P Wilde H Invasive group A Streptococcal infections at Chulalongkorn University Hospital J Med Assoc Thai 2001 84 1594 603 11853303
[13] Boonsarngsuk V Suankratay C Wilde H Presumably entomophthoramycosis in an HIV-infected patient: the first in Thailand J Med Assoc Thai 2001 84 1635 40 11853309
[14] Pancharoen C Mekmullica J Kasempimolporn S Thisyakorn U Wilde H Seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus antibody among children and young adults in Bangkok J Med Assoc Thai 2001 84 1477 80 11804259
[15] Suankratay C Phantumchinda K Tachawiboonsak W Wilde H Non-serogroup O:1 Vibrio cholerae bacteremia and cerebritis Clin Infect Dis 2001 32 E117 9 11264049
[16] Thummakul T Wilde H Tantawichien T Melioidosis, an environmental and occupational hazard in Thailand Mil Med 1999 164 658 62 10495639
[17] Suntrarachun S Roselieb M Wilde H Sitprija V A fatal jellyfish encounter in the Gulf of Siam J Travel Med 2001 8 150 1 11468120
[18] Wongtongkam N Wilde H Sitthi-Amorn C Ratanabanangkoon K A study of Thai cobra (Naja kaouthia) bites in Thailand Mil Med 2005 170 336 41 15916306
[19] Riesland NJ Wilde H Expert review of evidence bases for managing monkey bites in travelers J Travel Med 2015 22 259 62 26031198
[20] Suankratay C Wilde H Berger S Thailand: country survey of infectious diseases J Travel Med 2001 8 192 203 10.2310/7060.2001.22179 11703902
[21] Wilde H What are today's orphaned vaccines? Clin Infect Dis 2001 33 648 50 11486287
[22] Wilde H Credentialing of travel cities J Travel Med 2000 7 103 4 10819603
[23] Wilde H Sitprija V Who has the ultimate responsible for publishing clinical research results? J Med Assoc Thai 2001 84 1217 20 11758861
[24] Wilde H Phaosavasdi S Tannirandorn Y Taneepanichskul S Pruksapong C The Helsinki Declaration regarding ethics in clinical research J Med Assoc Thai 2000 83 330 2 10808689
[25] Hemachudha T Wilde H Disclosure of author contributions in scientific publications J Med Assoc Thai 2000 83 213 5 10710893
[26] Phaosavasdi S Pruksapong C Tannirandorn Y Taneepanichskul S Wilde H How do you help your patients to a good death? J Med Assoc Thai 1999 82 1060 2 10561974
[27] Wilde H Phaosavasdi S Pruksapong C Tannirandorn Y Taneepanichskul S Inappropriate specialist care J Med Assoc Thai 1999 82 740 2 10511778
[28] Wilde H Pruksapong C Phaosavasdi S Tannirandorn Y Taneepanichskul S Physicians and the death penalty J Med Assoc Thai 1999 82 317 8 10410489
[29] Phaosavasdi S Tannirandorn Y Wilde H Taneepanichskul S Hongladarom S New-world and transcultural impact on Thai medical practices and professional behaviour J Med Assoc Thai 2001 84 1650 2 11853312
[30] Hongladarom S Phaosavasdi S Taneepanichskul S Tannirandorn Y Wilde H Pruksapong C Humanistic learning in medical curriculum J Med Assoc Thai 2000 83 969 74 10998855
[31] Phaosavasdi S Wilde H Taneepanichskul S Tannirandorn Y Pruksapong C Teaching ethics for medical students J Med Assoc Thai 2000 83 817 20 10932519
