epidemic
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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, said: "A Bundibugyo vaccine could help to control this epidemic and strengthen preparedness for future outbreaks."
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Bone chips, ACLs, MCLs, pulled hamstrings, multiple Tommy John surgeries and the recent epidemic of dreaded oblique strains just for starters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
The rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain has killed 238 people and infected 1,077 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the country’s health ministry—making it the third-largest Ebola epidemic in history.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
William Clemmer, a doctor with nonprofit IMA World Health in Goma, another affected city in eastern Congo, said mistrust is compounding the medical challenges of the epidemic itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Soon afterward, “An epidemic of table-turning had broken out …” and the number of England’s Spiritualists and spirit publications grew.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Human Geography - Middle School
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