A malitere iji ọgwụ mgbochi BCG mee ihe na ndị mmadụ na 1921 na France, ma nweta nnabata zuru oke na US, Great Britain, na Germany nanị mgbe Agha Ụwa nke Abụọ gasịrị. Ọrịa ụkwara nta kpatara nchegbu zuru ebe nile na narị afọ nke 19 na mmalite narị afọ nke 20 ka ọrịa ahụ bịara bụrụ ihe a na-ahụkarị n'etiti ndị ogbenye obodo mepere emepe. Na 1815 otu n'ime ọnwụ anọ na England bụ n'ihi "iri ihe". Ka ọ na-erule 1918, ụkwara nta ka na-akpata otu n'ime ọnwụ isii na France. Mgbe e kpebisiri ike na ụkwara nta bụ ọrịa na-efe efe, na 1880s, a na-etinye ya na ndepụta nke ọrịa ndị a na-enweghị ike ịkọwapụta na Britain; a malitere ịkpọ ya bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG). Mgbe ọgwụ mgbochi BCG malitere iji ya mee ihe na ndị mmadụ na 1921 na France, ma nweta nnabata zuru ebe nile na US, Great Britain, na Germany naanị mgbe Agha Ụwa nke Abụọ gasịrị. Na 1913, ọgwụ mgbochi ụkwara nta malitere ịbawanye n'ụzọ dị ịrịba n'ihi
ọ bụ ya kpatara otu n'ime ọnwụ isii ọ bụla na France