In truth, pandemics are not new to Ethiopia for they have managed to creep into the country time and again. Of all the plagues, influenza seems to have a long-standing history in Ethiopia. And the first cases of pandemics in Ethiopia occurred in 1706 and 1747. The history of Ethiopian epidemics progressed in this manner and it devastated the country when the famous ‘Yehedar Beshita’ occurred. The most shocking case of influenza occurred in Ethiopia in 1918 in the Ethiopian month of Hedar (October-November).

Source: Ethiopian News April 06, 2020 22:07 UTC