bats

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The virus normally infects animals, typically fruit bats, but outbreaks among humans can sometimes start when people eat or handle infected animals.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

No one bats 1.000, of course, not even Andrew Friedman, the architect of the Dodgers’ three World Series titles since taking over as president of baseball operations in 2014.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026

This includes travelers who have recently visited countries experiencing Ebola virus disease outbreaks, as well as people who have had close contact with infected individuals or with bats, primates, or game animals from affected regions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026

Mr. Schumer has described Micron’s site as “open fields,” but it includes hundreds of acres of wetlands and forestland that are nesting areas for endangered bats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Theirs was the Cadillac of clubhouses, sporting several parlors and a poolroom, a bounty of boxing gloves, baseball team jerseys, bats, and cleats, all paid for by their political patron, Frank Ragen.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield