spread among

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The Andes virus, which circulates in Argentina and Chile and is mainly spread among the long-tailed pygmy rice rat, is the only hantavirus strain known to be able to transmit from human to human.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Word began to spread among Magyar supporters, and at the nearby hotel that had become party HQ, Tisza activists hugged each other.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Back payments would be spread among 12 monthly installments beginning in July, rather than in a lump sum, according to a memo sent to suppliers on Valentine’s Day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

How these circoviruses spread among whales and whether they cause disease remain open questions.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

“If the disorder should continue to spread among them,” a very gloomy Benjamin Rush commented, “then will the measure of our suffering be full.”

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy