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[]
- ^ a b 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.
Categories:
- 1870 in Spain
- Yellow fever
- Disease outbreaks in Spain
- 19th century in Barcelona
- 19th-century epidemics
- 1870s health disasters