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Cholera diffusion in Russia, 1823-1923

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  • 1Graduate School, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 28223.

Social Science & Medicine (1982)
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Cholera pandemics repeatedly devastated Russia, spreading via rivers like the Volga and later railroads. Unlike in the U.S.A., urban spread played a minor role in Russian cholera diffusion.

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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Historical Geography
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Russia experienced all six major cholera pandemics in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • These pandemics resulted in millions of fatalities across the country.
  • Understanding historical disease spread is crucial for modern public health strategies.