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epidemic

[ep-i-dem-ik] / ˌɛp ɪˈdɛm ɪk /




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Lahbib said five more flights were planned for Bunia airport, a key logistics hub in the epidemic response.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 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

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

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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