Costa-Casaretto C
Rev Med Chil. 1991 Apr;119(4):481-4.
The first and only cholera epidemics in Chile took place between 1886 and 1888. It had originated in India in 1883, extended to Mecca and Alexandria, the Mediterranean, and reached Chile from Argentina. In spite of sanitary measures adopted by the government, the epidemics swept the country, with an estimated 56,838 patients and 23,395 dead (41% lethality rate). Two outburst were observed: the first lasted 203 days (1886-87), the second 121 days. Duration varied from town to town, from 16 to a maximum of 288 days.
智利首次也是唯一一次霍乱疫情发生在1886年至1888年期间。它于1883年起源于印度,蔓延至麦加和亚历山大港、地中海地区,并从阿根廷传播到智利。尽管政府采取了卫生措施,但疫情仍席卷了全国,估计有56,838名患者,23,395人死亡(致死率为41%)。观察到两次疫情爆发:第一次持续了203天(1886 - 1887年),第二次持续了121天。不同城镇的疫情持续时间各不相同,从16天到最长288天不等。