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1873 Shreveport Precautions
- When
- August–November 1873
- Where
- Shreveport, Louisiana
The 1873 epidemic in Shreveport prompted the National Quarantine Act of 1878 and regional precautions.
769 people died in Shreveport between August and November 1873. This led to the National Quarantine Act of 1878, allowing federal control over state quarantines but not local health boards.
Sources
- Lower Mississippi Valley yellow fever epidemic of 1878 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
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