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1836–39: Unangan (Aleut) population declines further

Smallpox, measles, chicken pox, and whooping cough epidemics reduce the Unangan (Aleut) population, which had been steadily declining since Russians first arrived in 1732.

Theme
Epidemics
Region
Arctic