endemic
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Santa Rosa Island is also home to a lizard species found on three of the Channel Islands, a spotted skunk endemic to two Channel Islands, a unique island fox subspecies and several uncommon birds.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Each of the Channel Islands has endemic species and subspecies, including island foxes, that are found nowhere else, said Phyllis Grifman, vice chair of the advisory council.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Hantavirus spreads from the urine, faeces and saliva of infected rodents and is endemic in Argentina, where the MV Hondius set sail on April 1 for a cruise across the Atlantic Ocean to Cape Verde.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
No vaccines or specific treatments exist for hantavirus, which is endemic in Argentina, where the ship departed in April.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
The virus had been endemic in Europe for centuries, which meant that most Europeans were exposed to it before adulthood.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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