epidemic

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But until now the Ebola epidemic has been confined to areas within government reach or controlled by a relatively well-organized rebel group called M23.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The combination of a fast-moving virus—fatal in up to 50% of cases—and a region rife with armed fighters has made an already difficult task of controlling the epidemic even harder, according to health experts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The country of 100 million people declared on May 15 that it was battling a major epidemic of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever, prompting the World Health Organization to issue an international health alert.

From Barron's • 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

The myxo virus, native to a wild species of Brazilian rabbit, had been observed to cause a lethal epidemic in European domestic rabbits, which are a different species.

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