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Liste D'épidémies Liste d'épidémies Cet article est une liste d'épidémies. Sommaire 15ème siècle et avant 16ème siècle 17ème siècle 18ème siècle 19ème siècle 20ème siècle 21ème siècle Catégorie connexe Notes et références 15ème siècle et avant Morts Lieu Dates Nom Maladie Ref. 1, 2, 3, 4 70 000 et 80 000 Grèce -430 à -426 Peste d'Athènes Inconnue, peut-être le typhus 5 Inconnu Grèce, République romaine -412 Épidémie de -412 (en) Inconnue, possible grippe 6 5 millions Empire romain entre 165 et 190 Peste antonine Inconnue, peut-être la variole 7, 8 1 million Europe 250–266 Peste de Cyprien (en) Inconnue, possible variole 9, 10, 11 25 à 100 millions Afrique, Europe et Moyen-Orient 541-767 Peste de Justinien Peste 12 Îles Britanniques 664–689 Peste de 664 (en) Peste 13, 14 2 millions Japon 735–737 Épidémie de variole de 735–737 au Japon (en) Variole 15 Empire byzantin, Asie de l'Ouest et Afrique 746–747 Peste de 746–747 Peste 16 75–200 millions Europe, Asie et Afrique du nord 1331–1353 Peste noire Peste 17 10 000 + Royaume-Uni 1485–1551 Suette 16ème siècle Morts Lieu Dates Nom Maladie Ref. 18 5–8 millions Mexique 1520 Épidémie de variole au Mexique (1520) (en) Variole 19, 20, 21, 22 5–15 millions Mexique 1545–1548 Épidémie de cocoliztli de 1545-1548 Salmonella 20 136 Londres 1563–1564 Peste de Londres (1563) (en) Peste 19, 20, 21, 22 Environ 2 millions Nouvelle-Espagne 1576–1577 Épidémie de cocoliztli de 1576 Cocoliztli Arles 1579-1581 Peste d'Arles Peste 23 Sénécas 1592–1596 Rougeole 24 3 000 Malte 1592–1593 Épidémie de peste à Malte en 1592-1593 Peste 19 900 Londres 1592–1593 Peste de Londres (1592-1593 ) (en) Peste 25 Espagne 1596–1602 Peste 17ème siècle Morts Lieu Dates Nom Maladie Ref. 26 Amérique du Sud 1600–1650 Malaria 27 Angleterre 1603 Peste Égypte 1609 Peste 28, 29 30–90% de la population Nouvelle-Angleterre 1616–1620 Épidémie de la Nouvelle-Angleterre (1616-1619) 30 1 100 000 Italie 1629–1631 Épidémie de peste en Italie de 1629-1631 Peste 31 15 000-25 000 Hurons-Wendats 1634 Variole Treize Colonies 1633 Épidémie de variole du Massachusetts (en) Variole 32 Angleterre 1636 Peste 33 Chine 1641–1644 Peste Espagne 1647–1652 Grande Peste de Séville (en) Peste 34 Amérique centrale 1648 Fièvre jaune 35 250 000 à Naples Italie 1656 Grande peste de Naples Peste 36 Treize Colonies 1657 Rougeole 24 148 Pays-Bas 1663–1664 Peste 37 38 100 000 Londres 1665–1666 Grande peste de Londres Peste 39 40 000 France 1668 Peste 40 41 11 300 Malte 1675–1676 Épidémie de peste à Malte en 1675-1676 Peste 42 Espagne 1676–1685 Peste entre 70 000 et 120 000 Vienne 1679 Grande peste de Vienne Peste 43 Treize Colonies 1687 Rougeole 18ème siècle Morts Lieu Dates Nom Maladie Ref. 44 Nouvelle France 1702–1703 Variole > 18 000 (36% de la population) Islande 1707–1709 Grande épidémie de variole en Islande Variole Danemark, Suède 1710–1712 Épidémie de peste de la Grande Guerre du Nord Peste 45 Treize Colonies 1713–1715 Rougeole 46 Nouvelle France 1714–1715 Rougeole 47 Entre 30 000 et 40 000 à Marseille Marseille 1720–1722 Peste de Marseille (1720) Peste 48 Treize Colonies 1721–1722 Variole 49 Treize Colonies 1729 Rougeole 50 Treize Colonies 1732–1733 Grippe 51 Nouvelle France 1733 Variole 50 000 Balkans 1738–1740 Grande peste de 1738 (en) Peste 52 Treize Colonies 1738 Variole Treize Colonies 1739–1740 Rougeole 53 Italie 1743 Peste 54 Amérique du Nord 1759 Rougeole 50 000 Russie 1770–1772 Peste de 1770–1772 en Russie (en) Peste 55 Amérindiens de la côte Nord-Ouest Pacifique 1770 Variole Amérique du Nord 1772 Rougeole 56 2 000 000 Perse 1772–1773 Peste perse de 1772-1773 Peste 57 Angleterre 1775–1776 Grippe 58 Espagne 1778 Dengue 59 Indiens des Plaines 1780–1782 Épidémie de variole d'Amérique du Nord (en) Variole 60 Pueblos 1788 Variole États-Unis 1788 Rougeole 61 Nouvelle-Galles du Sud 1789–1790 Variole 62 États-Unis 1793–1798 Épidémie de fièvre jaune de 1793 (en) Fièvre jaune 19ème siècle Morts Lieu Dates Nom Maladie Ref. 1800– 63 Espagne Fièvre jaune 1803 64 Empire ottoman, Égypte 1801 Peste bubonique 1812– 65 approx. 300 000 Empire ottoman Épidémie ottomane de 1812–1819 Peste 1819 1813– 4 668 Malte Épidémie de peste à Malte en 1813-1814 Peste 1814 Épidémie de peste en Roumanie (1813– 60 000 Roumanie 1813 Peste 14) (en) 1817– 66 100 000 Extrême-Orient, Afrique orientale, Asie mineure Première pandémie de choléra Choléra 1824 (en) 67 Espagne 1821 Fièvre jaune 68 Nouvelle-Galles du Sud, Australie 1828 Variole 2 844 Pays-Bas 1829 Épidémie de Groningue Malaria 69 Australie-Méridionale 1829 Variole 1829– 70 Iran Peste 1835 1829– 66 Asie, Europe, Amérique du Nord Deuxième pandémie de choléra Choléra 1851 1834– Égypte Peste bubonique 1836 1837– 71 Grandes Plaines Épidémie de variole du 1837-38 Variole 1838 (en) 1847– 72 20 000 Canada Épidémie de typhus de 1847 Typhus exanthématique 1848 (en) 1847– 73 Monde Grippe 1848 Égypte 1848 Choléra 74 États-Unis 1851 Choléra 1846- Monde Troisième pandémie de choléra Choléra 1860 75 Empire ottoman 1853 Peste Épidémie de choléra de Copenhague de 76 4 737 Copenhague 1853 Choléra 1853 (en) 77 616 Londres 1854 Épidémie de choléra de Broad Street Choléra 1855– 78 Dizaines de millions Monde Peste de Chine Peste 1945 79 Victoria, Australie 1857 Variole 1857– 80 Europe, Amérique du Nord, Amérique du Sud Grippe 1859 1862– 81 3 000 Vallée de Bella Coola Variole 1863 Europe, Afrique du Nord, La Mecque, Amérique 1863- 66 600 000 Quatrième pandémie de Choléra Choléra du Sud 1875 (en) Égypte 1865 Choléra 82 Iraq 1867 Peste 1852– 83 Argentine Fièvre jaune 1871 84 40 000 Fiji 1875 Rougeole Empire russe 1877 Peste 1881– 66 9 000 Inde, Europe, Afrique Cinquième pandémie de choléra Choléra 1896 (en) Plus de 2 85, 86, 87 Montréal 1885 Épidémie de variole de Montréal Variole 500 . 1889– Virus de la grippe A (H3N8) 88 1 000 000 Monde Grippe russe de 1889-1890 1890 suspecté 20ème siècle Morts Lieu Dates Nom Maladie Ref. Sixième pandémiee de 66 800 000 Europe, Asie, Afrique 1899–1923 Choléra Choléra (en) 89 Épidémie de peste de 119 San Francisco 1900–1904 Peste San Francisco 90 Ouganda 1900–1920 Trypanosomiase 91, 92 Égypte 1902 Choléra 22 Inde 1903 Peste 93 4 Fremantle 1903 Peste 40 000 Chine 1910–1912 Peste chinoise de 1910 Peste 94 1 500 000 Monde 1915–1926 Encéphalite léthargique 95 >7 000 États-Unis 1916 Polio 96 Entre 50 et Virus de la grippe A Monde 1918–1920 Grippe espagnole , 97, 98, 99 100 millions (H1N1) 91, 92 Égypte 1942–1944 Malaria Fièvre récurrente 91, 92 Égypte 1946 mondiale 95 1 845 États-Unis 1946 Polio 91, 92 Égypte 1947 Choléra 95 2 720 États-Unis 1949 Polio 95 3 145 États-Unis 1952 Polio Épidémie de variole à 20 Vannes et Brest décembre 1954–mai 1955 Variole Vannes et Brest Virus de la grippe A 100 2 000 000 Monde 1957–1958 Grippe asiatique (H2N2) Septième pandémie de Monde 1961–présent Choléra choléra Virus de la grippe A 1 000 000 Monde 1968–1969 Grippe de Hong Kong (H3N2) 101 5 Pays-Bas 1971 Polio République fédérative Épidémie de variole de 35 1972 Variole socialiste de Yougoslavie 1972 en Yougoslavie Virus de la grippe A 102 1 027 États-Unis 1972–1973 Grippe de Londres (en) (H3N2) Épidémie de variole de 103 15 000 Inde 1974 Variole 1974 en Inde (en) 104 Syndrome Apparu en 1920 , il est devenu une 105 32 000 000 Monde d'immunodéficience épidémie de 1980 jusqu'à notre époque acquise Peste de 1994 en 106 52 Inde 1994 Peste Inde (en) 107 Amérique centrale 2000 Dengue 21ème siècle Morts Lieu Dates Nom Maladie Ref. Syndrome respiratoire aigu 774 Monde 2002-2004 Épidémie de SRAS de 2002-2004 sévère lié au coronavirus 203 La Réunion 2005-2006 Épidémie de chikungunya à La Réunion Chikungunya 774 France 2008 Épidémie de rougeole en France en 2008 Rougeole Épidémie de choléra au Zimbabwe en 2008- 108 4 293 Zimbabwe 2008–2009 Choléra 2009 (en) Épidémie de méningite en Afrique de l'Ouest de 109 4 053 Afrique de l'Ouest 2009–2010 Méningite 2009-2010 Entre 151 700 et 111 110 Monde Avril 2009-Août 2010 Grippe A (H1N1) de 2009 Grippe 575 400 112, 113 10 300 Haïti 2010–2019 Épidémie de choléra en Haïti Choléra Épidémie de gastro-entérite et de syndrome Gastro-entérite Syndrome 53 Europe 2011 hémolytique et urémique de 2011 en Europe hémolytique et urémique 114 Épidémie de maladie à virus Ebola en Afrique de 11 310 Afrique de l'Ouest décembre 2013–mars 2016 Ebola l'Ouest Épidémie de choléra au Yémen en 2016– 3 886 Yemen 2016–2020 Choléra 2020 (en) 2 268 (23 février République démocratique 117, 118 115, 116 août 2018–présent Épidémie de maladie à virus Ebola au Kivu Maladie à virus Ebola 2020) du Congo Ouganda 119 République démocratique Première épidémie de virus Ebola de 2018 en 33 2018 Ebola du Congo République démocratique du Congo 100 Inde 2019 Épidémie d'encéphalite de 2019 à Bihar Encéphalite 120 83 Samoa 2019–present Flambée de rougeole de 2019 aux Samoa (en) Rougeole Asie-Pacifique, Amérique 121, 122, 123 2 000 (Approx) 2019–present Épidémie de dengue de 2019-20 Dengue latine (en) + 181.235 (en 124, 125, 126 Monde 2019–présent Pandémie de covid-19 Maladie à coronavirus 2019 cours) Catégorie connexe Liste des épidémies de peste Liste d'épidémies liées au virus Ebola Deuxième pandémie de peste Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « List of epidemics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ List_of_epidemics?oldid=947749037) » (voir la liste des auteurs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics?action=history)).
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