Epidemic

1924–25 Minnesota smallpox epidemic

Jan 1924 – 1925 · 39.83° N, 98.58° W

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When
Jan 1924 – 1925
Kind
Epidemic
Coordinates
39.83° N, 98.58° W
Description
smallpox epidemic in Minnesota
Deaths
500

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1924–1925 Minnesota smallpox epidemic

Disease outbreak in Minnesota, United States

The 1924–1925 Minnesota smallpox epidemic was the deadliest outbreak of smallpox in the U.S. state of Minnesota. 500 people died—400 of them in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. Almost 90% of the Twin Cities deaths took place in Minneapolis.

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