Reflections on plague in African history (14th–19th c.)

In 1347, the western and Mediterranean parts of the Old World recorded the first outbreaks of a returning mortal disease that would make its presence felt over several centuries. Known today as the Second Plague Pandemic—a zoonosis due to the bacterium Yersinia pestis—it scythed between a third and...

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Main Author: Gérard Chouin
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Institut des Mondes Africains 2018-12-01
Series:Afriques
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/afriques/2228
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