1870 Barcelona yellow fever epidemic
| 1870 Barcelona yellow fever epidemic | |
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| Disease | Yellow fever |
| Location | Barcelona, Spain |
| Date | 1870 |
| Confirmed cases | 1235 |
The 1870 Barcelona yellow fever epidemic was an epidemic that took place in the Spanish city of Barcelona in 1870.
History
This yellow fever epidemic was concentrated in the second half of the year 1870, from August to the end of the year.[1][2] There were a total of 1235 deaths.[1] Half a century earlier, another epidemic of the same disease had taken place, which had killed an estimated 3,251,[3] 6,244,[4] or more than 8,000 people.[5]
References
- 1 2 Canela Soler, Pallarés Fusté, Abós Herràndiz, Nebot Adell, Lawrence, 2009, pp. 295-299
- ↑ Mendoza, Torent, Carreras y Aragó, Robert, Campá, 1872
- ↑ Mendoza, Torent, Carreras y Aragó, Robert, Campá, 1872, p. 15
- ↑ García 2017, p. 94.
- ↑ Agustí 2008, p. 171.
Sources
- Agustí, David (2008). Historia breve de Barcelona. Madrid: Sílex. ISBN 978-84-7737-205-9.
- García, José Antonio Ortiz (2017). "Autoridad e imagen de la epidemia: la fiebre amarilla en la Barcelona del siglo XIX". Potestas (11): 93–110. ISSN 2340-499X.
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