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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 is home to six endemic plants, as well as the island spotted skunk and rare birds, Cohen said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

That outbreak took place in Epuyén, a village in southwestern Argentina that’s close to the border with Chile, where the Andes virus is also endemic.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 11, 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

We have ameliorated on a planetary scale injustices that only recently were global and endemic.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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