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epidemic

[ep-i-dem-ik] / ˌɛp ɪˈdɛm ɪk /




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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

Some believed that the latest epidemic was of a "mystical malady", a common belief in some remote areas of the DRC.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

The current epidemic centres on the conflict-wracked eastern DRC, where it was detected in Ituri province before spreading to South Kivu.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

It was a movie he’d watched at school, in science . . . the one about that horrible epidemic maybe?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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