Great Northern War plague outbreak

When

Jun 1710 – Feb 1711

Kind

Epidemic

Coordinates

61.00° N, 15.00° E

Description

Early 18th century Yersinia pestis epidemic

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

Early 18th-century Yersinia pestis epidemic

During the Great Northern War (1700–1721), many towns and areas around the Baltic Sea and East-Central Europe had a severe outbreak of the plague with a peak from 1708 to 1712. This epidemic was probably part of a pandemic affecting an area from Central Asia to the Mediterranean.

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