infected
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In Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, where around 400 people have been infected and three have died, 87.6% of kindergartners in the 2025-26 school year were fully vaccinated against measles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Public health officials are investigating which rabies strain the raccoon was infected with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
When large numbers of rodents become infected and die, the fleas seek other sources of food—including humans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Bluetongue was first detected on farms in south-west Scotland in August and there have now been more than 100 infected animals in 41 locations, including four outside the original restriction zone .
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Only one carrier of the disease could claim, plausibly, to have infected him.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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