infected

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The infected calf was found about 50 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Urgency to tamp down the invasive mosquito population in California has increased since 2023, when the state logged its first locally acquired dengue cases — meaning people were infected in their communities, not while traveling.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Governors in the U.S. worried that infected travelers would bring the disease here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

When Salk scientists added methionine to the diets of infected mice, the animals followed a very different disease trajectory.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Many of these stigmata appear to be infected.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French