epidemic
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A strong, united front could have made this epidemic a manageable outbreak.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
In an updated toll Sunday, the DRC government said the country had 488 confirmed cases and 86 deaths in the epidemic, which it announced on May 15.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
In response to the 2014 epidemic, the U.S. led a historic international public-health mobilization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
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
Cholera epidemics come at longer intervals, the 1991 Peruvian epidemic being the first one to reach the New World during the 20th century.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Human Geography - Middle School
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