communicable
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Last week, Australia's Chief Medical Officer Prof Michael Kidd declared diphtheria a communicable disease incident of national significance.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
That’s well above the 25 recorded in all of 2025, according to Dr. Eric Sergienko, chief of the state Department of Public Health’s communicable disease control division.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Cubans who have fled—as well as others on the island who spoke by phone—said that garbage is piling up, communicable diseases like chikungunya and dengue are spreading, and many children aren’t going to school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
It is a tragic irony that the current anger and frustration at public health stems from a communicable disease response — the basis for our original success.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2025
When an epidemic of mumps broke out in the school, Katie went into action against communicable diseases.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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