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German Team Sent to Alexandria
- When
- August 1883
- Where
- Alexandria
The German government dispatched Robert Koch and a medical team to Alexandria, Egypt, in August 1883 to investigate the cholera epidemic.
In August 1883, the German government sent a medical team led by Koch to Alexandria, Egypt, to investigate a cholera epidemic. This mission aimed to determine the cause of the disease during the fifth cholera pandemic.
Sources
- Robert Koch Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
- Vibrio cholerae Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
- 1881–1896 cholera pandemic Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10
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