outbreak
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His administration was also beset by a series of public health challenges, including a bird flu outbreak from 1997 to 2002 and the 2003 outbreak of Sars, also known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
He arrived in the U.S. at age 19, just over two years after he was forced to join the Salvadoran army at the outbreak of the nation’s brutal civil war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
More than 3,100 cases have been confirmed nationally this year, including hundreds in Pennsylvania, which is experiencing the country’s largest ongoing outbreak.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Lancaster County has the most measles cases of any county in the state during an outbreak that began this spring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Not surprisingly, relations between the landlord and Hazleton did not flourish happily during the Army operation and the second Ebola outbreak.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Showery outbreaks of rain will push west to east and, behind this cold front, temperatures will be lower by Tuesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Genetic testing suggests all the infections are part of the same outbreak and there are similarities with previous outbreaks involving imported eggs.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
It filed for bankruptcy earlier this year after a series of listeria outbreaks in its factories last year led Walmart—its largest customer—to end the relationship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
“I’m in a panic over this lettuce situation,” she admits, referring to the cyclosporiasis outbreaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Francisco Pizarro, now governor of Peru, was learning that to avoid outbreaks of feckless violence he needed to keep his men occupied at all times.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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