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Reported Fatalities
- When
- July–September 1518
- Where
- Strasbourg, Holy Roman Empire
Some sources claim around fifteen people died per day, but contemporary records do not confirm specific fatality numbers.
While some sources claim the plague killed around fifteen people per day, the sources of the city of Strasbourg at the time did not mention the number of deaths or even if there were fatalities. This discrepancy highlights the uncertainty surrounding the event's mortality.
Sources
- Dancing plague of 1518 Wikipedia
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