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Article: Venetian rule and control of plague epidemics on the Ionian Islands during 17th and 18th centuries.(HISTORICAL REVIEW)(Clinical report)
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- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- January 1, 2009
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During the 17th and 18th centuries, measures were taken by the Venetian administration to combat plague on the Ionian Islands. At that time, although the scientific basis of plague was unknown, the Venetians recognized its infectious nature and successfully decreased its spread by implementing an information network. Additionally, by activating a system of inspection that involved establishing garrisons along the coasts, the Venetians were able to control all local movements in plague-infested areas, which were immediately isolated. In contrast, the neighboring coast of mainland Greece, which was under Ottoman rule, was a plague-endemic area during the same period. We ...