outbreak

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Democratic Representative Linda Sanchez also pressed Kennedy about the US measles outbreak, which led to the deaths of two children in Texas last year.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The shift comes as energy prices have surged following the outbreak of war with Iran, pushing headline inflation higher while core inflation has remained relatively contained.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Yet the S&P 500 is higher, energy stocks are lower and the VIX “fear gauge” is down since the outbreak of hostilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

One such example was the Disneyland measles outbreak of December 2014 to April 2015, which resulted in 131 cases among Californians, and spread to people in six other states, as well as Canada and Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

And through Twitter, Facebook, and PIH’s own website, when new health and humanitarian crises occur, such as the January 2010 earthquake and the 2010-2012 cholera outbreak in Haiti, the response can be instantaneous.

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