infections

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Earlier this week, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters that the agency was preparing for the inevitable finding of screwworm infections in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

"These infections can cause serious harm," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Kenya has not reported any Ebola infections so far, but health authorities are scrambling to curb a fast-growing outbreak of a rare Ebola variant in the DRC.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Salmonella causes approximately 1.35 million infections, 26,500 hospitalizations, and 420 deaths in the U.S. every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Finally, small human populations are also susceptible to nonfatal infections against which we don’t develop immunity, with the result that the same person can become reinfected after recovering.

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