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endemic

[en-dem-ik] / ɛnˈdɛm ɪk /


ADJECTIVE
(especially diseases) common in or exclusive to an area
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Santa Rosa Island is also home to a lizard species found on three of the Channel Islands, a spotted skunk endemic to two Channel Islands, a unique island fox subspecies and several uncommon birds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Hantavirus spreads from the urine, faeces and saliva of infected rodents and is endemic in Argentina, where the MV Hondius set sail on April 1 for a cruise across the Atlantic Ocean to Cape Verde.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The Andes virus, a strain of the disease that’s endemic to Argentina, similarly passes from the exposure of wild rodent particles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

No vaccines or specific treatments exist for hantavirus, which is endemic in Argentina, where the ship departed in April.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

And the mockingbirds that were endemic to each island were also three distinct species.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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