epidemic
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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
Bone chips, ACLs, MCLs, pulled hamstrings, multiple Tommy John surgeries and the recent epidemic of dreaded oblique strains just for starters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
South Kivu province is controlled by the M23 armed group, which has never managed an epidemic like Ebola.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The Zaire strain was responsible for an explosive epidemic in West Africa in 2014 that killed more than 11,300 people—the largest Ebola outbreak in history.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
That’s what had happened to Father: they’d had an epidemic of cholera on the prison ship he’d been on.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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