Magyar László szerk.: Orvostörténeti közlemények 166-169. (Budapest, 1999)

ADATTAR — DOCUMENTS - Pető Mária: Az 1778-as konstantinápolyi pestisjárvány a szemtanú, D. Sestini leírása alapján

by using some, not yet identified, sources of medical literature — he gives a detailed description of the epidemic itself, the symptoms of plague, and contrasts the European precautions and public health regulations taken to keep off the epidemic to those of the Turkish authorities. He emphasizes the importance of maritime quarantine, the respect for keeping the regulations especially along the borders, and criticises Turkey for the lack of these.