Epidemic

smallpox epidemic in Wrocław

15 Jul 1963 – 19 Sep 1963 · 51.11° N, 17.03° E

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When
15 Jul 1963 – 19 Sep 1963
Kind
Epidemic
Coordinates
51.11° N, 17.03° E
Description
an epidemic that occurred in Wrocław, Poland in 1963
Deaths
7

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1963 Wrocław smallpox epidemic

Disease outbreak in Poland

The smallpox epidemic in Wrocław was the last outbreak of smallpox in Poland and one of the last in Europe and the biggest disease outbreak in Europe until the COVID-19 pandemic. It broke out in the summer of 1963. The disease was brought to Poland in May by Bonifacy Jedynak, an officer of the Security Service, returning from India.

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