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Arrival in Calcutta
- When
- September 1817
- Where
- Calcutta
By September 1817, cholera reached Calcutta on the Bay of Bengal, facilitating its rapid spread across the Indian subcontinent.
The disease reached Calcutta in September 1817. This arrival marked a significant expansion from the initial outbreak areas. From Calcutta, the pandemic quickly spread to the rest of the subcontinent, eventually affecting almost every country in Asia.
Sources
- 1817–1824 cholera pandemic Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
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