The first smallpox epidemic on the Canadian plains: In the fur-traders' words

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 112-115

  Houston, C Stuart ^a,c   Houston, Stan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cree Indians; Disease outbreaks; Fur trade; Smallpox

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; REVIEW; SMALLPOX; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0034112742     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2000/782978     Document Type: Review

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