Measuring the presence and incidence of cholera in Hindustan: New data from primary sources for the colonial era

Autor: Maqsood Aslam, Thomas Baudin, Etienne Farvaque, Reda Marakbi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Scientific Data, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2052-4463
DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02796-7
Popis: Abstract We build a new dataset covering 90 years of Cholera spreading in Hindustan from 1814 to 1904. We gather data from a collection of primary sources issued from medical reports. We propose a harmonization procedure to make these data comparable and corresponding to the current borders of India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Our methodology is corroborated when comparing our newly produced data with other accounts, in particular Roger (1926)’s estimations. It opens the door to research aiming at estimating the effect of the successive waves of Cholera on the economic, social and epidemiological dynamics of the region.
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