infections

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Earlier this year, combined infections and complaints topped 6,000.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

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

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

In his era, even simple lacerations often left diabetics with savage infections that necessitated limb and digit amputations, a consequence of the disease’s ravaging effect on circulation and immunity.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand