endemic
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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
The Andes virus, a strain of the disease that’s endemic to Argentina, similarly passes from the exposure of wild rodent particles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
No vaccines or specific treatments exist for hantavirus, which is endemic in Argentina, where the ship set sail in April.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Old World hantaviruses, which are endemic to Africa, Asia and Europe, can cause hemorrhagic fever with kidney disease.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
“Two species of Hemiptera, or ‘true bugs’—Neacoryphus rubicollis AND Piesma brachiale—plus the leg of a rainbow grasshopper, all of which are endemic to the western United States, not Ohio.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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