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Outbreak Period
- When
- Mid-August to Mid-September 1892
- Where
- Hamburg
Cholera hit Hamburg from mid-August to mid-September 1892, driven by immigrant transit.
The epidemic struck Hamburg between mid-August and mid-September 1892. The primary vector was East European Jewish immigrants, mainly from Imperial Russia, who were passing through the city to escape famine, cholera, and antisemitic restrictions such as the expulsion of Jews from Moscow.
Sources
- 1881–1896 cholera pandemic Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10
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