outbreak
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While economists anticipated a heavy hit to growth following the outbreak of war in the Middle East, the U.K. economy has so far proved resilient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
It was actually Kennedy’s influence on a measles outbreak in Samoa that hinges on the alleged lie.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
A Frankfurt Airport worker has died of malaria after a rare outbreak led to six employees contracting the serious infection spread by mosquitoes.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Federal health officials have linked one outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce from a Mexican supplier for Taco Bell restaurants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
G. was the first identified case, the index case, in an outbreak of an unknown virus.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Cava Group said climbing customer traffic boosted its profit in the second quarter and that sales are already bouncing back from the impact of recent cyclospora outbreaks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
At Cava, sales started to slip around the end of its quarter ended July 12 because of recent cyclospora outbreaks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Genetic testing suggests all the infections are part of the same outbreak and there are similarities with previous outbreaks involving imported eggs.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Temperatures reached as high as 37C in some parts of the country last week, creating conditions conducive to wildfire outbreaks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
They flew first to Geneva, to make contact with the World Health Organization, where they found that the who knew very little about the outbreaks.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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