Brits' Plan in 1788 to Stop Smallpox May Have Backfired
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"Brits' Plan in 1788 to Stop Smallpox May Have Backfired" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Phys.org, The Conversation, Smithsonian Magazine and Nature. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 127d ago.
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Coverage (8)
- At least 220,000 Indigenous Australians died following early outbreak, study finds Nine.com.au · 127d ago
- Modelling reveals Sydney’s 1789 smallpox outbreak killed as many as 220,000 Indigenous Australians EurekAlert! · 127d ago
- Stochastic models indicate rapid smallpox spread and mass mortality of Indigenous Australians after colonial exposure Nature · 127d ago
- Modeling reveals Sydney's 1789 smallpox outbreak killed as many as 220,000 indigenous Australians Phys.org · 127d ago
- Sydney's 1789 smallpox epidemic came from the First Fleet and killed up to 220,000 Indigenous Australians: new research The Conversation · 127d ago
- Smallpox Scabs That British Doctors Used to Inoculate Patients May Have Introduced the Deadly Disease to Australia, New Research Suggests Smithsonian Magazine · 127d ago
- Smallpox in colonial Australia Nature · 127d ago
- Brits' Plan in 1788 to Stop Smallpox May Have Backfired Newser · 127d ago
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