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epidemic

[ep-i-dem-ik] / ˌɛp ɪˈdɛm ɪk /




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In response to the 2014 epidemic, the U.S. led a historic international public-health mobilization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, said: "A Bundibugyo vaccine could help to control this epidemic and strengthen preparedness for future outbreaks."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Bone chips, ACLs, MCLs, pulled hamstrings, multiple Tommy John surgeries and the recent epidemic of dreaded oblique strains just for starters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

William Clemmer, a doctor with nonprofit IMA World Health in Goma, another affected city in eastern Congo, said mistrust is compounding the medical challenges of the epidemic itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

In contrast, New Guineans have been living in societies where human numbers were too low for epidemic diseases of dense populations to evolve.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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