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An equine influenza in 1872 brought the US to a standstill and laid bare how essential horses were to the economy

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Tags: usa, epidemics, horses, 19th century, economy, diseases.respiratory, health.public, influenza.equine, author.ernest freeberg, source.smithsonian
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-horse-flu-epidemic-brought-19th-century-america-stop-180976453/

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Title
The Horse Flu Epidemic That Brought 19th-Century America to a Stop
Authors
The Conversation
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1131 words