epidemic

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From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

Health authorities continue to face shortages of resources, while insecurity caused by armed groups in Ituri province, the area hardest hit by the epidemic, restricts access to some communities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The federal case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The HIV epidemic was raging across the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

While the New World and Australia did not harbor native epidemic diseases awaiting Europeans, tropical Asia, Africa, Indonesia, and New Guinea certainly did.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

More than half of the deaths were due to the collapse of the health system, along with epidemics and famine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Tung's rocky tenure was marked by the Asian Financial Crisis, two major epidemics, and historic protests which attracted criticism of his administration.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

The statement said the attacks were an alarming reminder of the risks faced by humanitarians when tackling epidemics and emergencies.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Before the development of preventive vaccines, polio epidemics left many young patients unable to walk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

When such partly immune people came into contact with others who had had no previous exposure to the germs, epidemics resulted in which up to 99 percent of the previously unexposed population was killed.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond