epidemic

"We must be frank: the epidemic is far from being under control," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told an emergency meeting on the outbreak.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

The outbreak was already the fastest growing on record, UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said last week, warning that "the epidemic is killing someone every 30 minutes".

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

That epidemic led to 75 deaths in California and more than 3,000 hospital admissions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

If successful, the strategy could eventually offer a new way to combat an HIV epidemic that still kills about 600,000 people worldwide every year.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

"It spreads fastest of all. We're going to need to shut it down before it becomes a citywide epidemic."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

But it remains highly controversial, not least because Kenya must hand over personal health data of its citizens, which could be used by US pharmaceutical labs to prepare for future epidemics.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

For many people, plague brings to mind rats, crowded medieval towns, and the devastating epidemics that spread across Europe during and after the Middle Ages.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026

At first glance, Villarreal may seem like a small fish, her case representing a tiny story in the larger picture of journalists all over the country covering wars, epidemics, and global economic policy.

From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2026

She covered the beverage industry, then SARS, flu, Ebola and other epidemics and chronic diseases as a public health reporter in the Atlanta bureau.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

You can prevent crimes just by scrubbing off graffiti and arresting fare-beaters: crime epidemics have Tipping Points every bit as simple and straightforward as syphilis in Baltimore or a fashion trend like Hush Puppies.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell