A geographic information system for the study of past epidemics: The 1705 epidemic in Martigues (Bouches-du-Rhône, France)

At the beginning of the 18th century, the Provence region was hit by several severe epidemics whose causes are still not clearly understood.To draw up epidemic profiles and to identify the pathogenic agents concerned, we constituted a large onomastic database and built ageographic information system...

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Published inCanadian studies in population Vol. 39; no. 3-4; pp. 107 - 122
Main Authors Séguy, Isabelle, Bernigaud, Nicolas, Bringé, Arnaud, Signoli, Michel, Tzortzis, Stéfan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Edmonton Springer Nature B.V 01.01.2012
Edmonton, Alta : Population Research Laboratory, Dept. of Sociology, University of Alberta
Subjects
Biological anthropology
Demographics
Eighteenth Century
Epidemics
Epidemiology
France
Geographic Information Systems
Humanities and Social Sciences
Pathogens
Remote sensing
Martigues France
France
rougeole
dysentery
smallpox
fièvre Q
reconstitution de la trame urbaine
GIS
SIG
coqueluche
whooping cough
epidemics
Q fever
épidémies
dysenterie
variole
reconstruction of the urban network
measles
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Summary:At the beginning of the 18th century, the Provence region was hit by several severe epidemics whose causes are still not clearly understood.To draw up epidemic profiles and to identify the pathogenic agents concerned, we constituted a large onomastic database and built ageographic information system for Martigues, a medium-sized community in the south of France. The cross-linking of epidemiological,spatial and demographical data allows us to propose a new diagnosis for the epidemic which reached Martigues in the autumn of 1705.
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ISSN:0380-1489
1927-629X
DOI:10.25336/p6x024