1964 Aberdeen typhoid outbreak

When

1964

Kind

Epidemic

Coordinates

57.15° N, 2.10° W

Description

disease outbreak in Aberdeen, Scotland

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Disease outbreak in Aberdeen, Scotland

In 1964, there was an outbreak of typhoid in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The first two cases were identified on 20 May 1964; eventually over 400 cases were diagnosed and the patients were quarantined at the City Hospital in Urquhart Road, Woodend Hospital in Eday Road, and Tor-na-Dee Hospital in Milltimber which was used as an overflow hospital for typhoid cases.

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