epidemic
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Even with this early identification, the outbreak spiraled into the deadliest Ebola epidemic in history, infecting over 28,000 and killing over 11,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“I was surprised to see so many people talking not just about the situation that Jeremy’s in, but an epidemic that small businesses are facing,” Newman said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Following a meeting of the WHO's emergency committee, he said Wednesday that the agency "assesses the risk of the epidemic as high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level".
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
One silver linings of the 2014 Ebola epidemic was that it accelerated vaccine development, resulting in the Ervebo vaccine, which is 97.5% effective at preventing infection and has been used to contain subsequent outbreaks.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
If you didn’t stop the epidemic in the prisons, he said, any lasting accomplishments with the outside population would be questionable.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing epidemic
Human Geography - Middle School
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