Coronavirus as the Possible Causative Agent of the 1889–1894 Pandemic

Using new and original nineteenth-century sources, we analysed the epidemiology, clinical features and virology of the 1889 pandemic, which was referred to at the time as ‘Russian flu’ or ‘Asiatic flu’. However, we rejected this identification of the disease as an ‘influenza’, which we believe to ha...

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Main Authors: Anton Erkoreka, Josu Hernando-Pérez, Juan Ayllon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/14/3/49