epidemic
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A strong, united front could have made this epidemic a manageable outbreak.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
In an updated toll Sunday, the DRC government said the country had 488 confirmed cases and 86 deaths in the epidemic, which it announced on May 15.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
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
Since neither pigs nor chickens can be harnessed to pull carts, highlanders remained without sources of power other than human muscle power, and also failed to evolve epidemic diseases to repel the eventual European invaders.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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