| Date | 1899 |
| Author | Anon. |
| Contribution | Reported the start of a war that would, for last time, have more germ-caused than bullet-caused casualties. |
| Reference | McNeill |
| Notes | The Boer War (1899 - 1902) was last major war with more deaths from disease than from fighting. The Russo-Japanese war of 1904 - 1906 was first major war with reverse ratio. |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | General |
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