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Cholera (Blue Skin Disease) and Its History

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This chapter reports details on the detection and spreading of the cholera on earth until today.

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    Some authors see enlargement of this pandemic.

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    Some sources claim that this epidemic started only in the year 1883.

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    Heinz Mehlhorn

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Mehlhorn, H. (2019). Cholera (Blue Skin Disease) and Its History. In: Mehlhorn, H., Klimpel, S. (eds) Parasite and Disease Spread by Major Rivers on Earth. Parasitology Research Monographs, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29061-0_3

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