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outbreak

[aut-brayk] / ˈaʊtˌbreɪk /


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His foundation has spent millions of dollars on education, healthcare and disaster relief, helping victims of the last Ebola outbreak in west Africa and building a Covid isolation centre during the pandemic.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Africa's latest outbreak of Ebola has passed 10,000 confirmed cases, the vast majority of them in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Congolese health authorities said on Tuesday, with almost 5,000 fatalities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Nigeria last week announced west Africa's first case from an outbreak ravaging Democratic Republic of the Congo -- an imported case of the Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no vaccine or specific treatment.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Kenya has recorded its second death from Ebola as it handles its first ever outbreak of the disease.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

My neck was starting to itch, the telltale precursor to an outbreak of hives.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

"We recommend further studies to better understand how the drugs can be used optimally, especially during virus outbreaks or pandemics," says Ianevski.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Data from the CDC reports there have been 42 outbreaks this year, there have been at least 4,410 confirmed measles cases as of Oct.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

And there were over 3,700 outbreaks in September, nearly four times as many as one year earlier.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The country has experience containing several Ebola outbreaks, including through surveillance, contact tracing and the isolation of suspected cases.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

In this room, Army doctors and officials discussed outbreaks of virus.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston


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