contracted
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The last time this cohort contracted was the first quarter of 2025, amid uncertainty surrounding tariff policies and fears of economic weakness.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
One US citizen who contracted Ebola in eastern DRC was taken to an isolation unit in Germany last week, along with his wife and four children.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Among them was Amanda Zurawski, a Texas woman who contracted sepsis and lost a fallopian tube in 2021 after doctors refused to induce her at 18 weeks pregnant in circumstances much like Waldorf’s.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
An American doctor who contracted Ebola while working in the Congo was flown to Germany last week.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Stoically, Le Gentil packed up his instruments and set off for the nearest port, but en route he contracted dysentery and was laid up for nearly a year.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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