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Outbreak of Influenza - Samoa, 1918.

Outbreak of Influenza - Samoa, 1918.
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Outbreak of Influenza - Samoa, 1918.
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The influenza pandemic was the country’s worst disease outbreak, striking New Zealand from October to December 1918. Over 8600 people died from the epidemic. On 7 November, 1918, the ‘Talune’, a New Zealand passenger and cargo ship, transmitted the disease to Samoa, with tragic outcomes. Pneumonic influenza spread quickly through the populat...

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Archives New Zealand / Archives / Samoa / Talune / Influenza / Health / Pacific History / Disease

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