1812–1819 Ottoman plague epidemic

1812–1819 Ottoman plague epidemic
Yersinia pestis
DiseasePlague
Bacteria strainYersinia pestis
LocationOttoman Empire
First outbreakConstantinople
Index caseJuly 1812
Deaths
Approx. 320,000

The 1812–1819 Ottoman plague epidemic was one of the last major epidemics of plague in the Ottoman Empire. This particular epidemic would cost the lives of at least 300,000 individuals. Plague epidemics occurred frequently in the Ottoman Empire between the 16th and 19th centuries.

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