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Has some excellent primary sources on major outbreaks of the modern period in Europe and North America.

This online collection offers important historical perspectives on the science and public policy of epidemiology today and contributes to the understanding of the global, social-history, and public-policy implications of diseases.

Many people overlook the connection between the Mongol empire and the Black Death. However, the great Eurasian empire may have been responsible for this epidemic.

Map show the course of the great smallpox epidemic of 1775-1782.

A site with primary source documents and images on the flu epidemic of 1919-1920. It contains cartoons, diagrams, photos, newspapers, etc.