First cholera pandemic
The first cholera pandemic was caused by contaminated rice. It started in the Ganges Delta and broke out in Jessore, India in 1817. By traveling along trade routes established by Europeans, the disease quickly spread to most of India, modern Burma and modern Sri Lanka.
First Cholera Pandemic Media
Cholera dissemination across Southeast and eastern Asia 1820–1822
Cholera dissemination across Southwest Asia and Eastern Africa 1821–1823
Cholera dissemination across Asia and Europe in 1817–1831
