plague

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They play a vital role in the ecosystem, eating rodents, such as ground squirrels, that often carry diseases such as hantavirus, plague and Lyme disease.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The central region, one of the country's key centres of agricultural production, has already sustained major livestock losses over the past three years owing to floods and sheep plague.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Though Felix was glad to have set out from Switzerland ahead of the plague, the road ahead wasn’t any less perilous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

A Department for Transport spokesman said the report "rightly highlights the need to improve our roads" and pointed out that the government has raised the funding level to help councils "fix the pothole plague".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Apollo had declared that the plague would be stayed upon one condition: whoever had murdered King Laius must be punished.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton