killed

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There is no vaccine or specific treatment for the strain responsible for the current outbreak of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever, which has killed more than 15,000 people in Africa in the last 50 years.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Israel's military said on Saturday that a soldier had been killed during fighting there, bringing its losses since early March to 20.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The worrisome outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus has sickened at least 336 people and killed 88.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Ezzedin al-Haddad took over as Gaza military chief after the Sinwar brothers were killed and had been working to rebuild the group.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

These flows did not reach as far away from the mountain as the earlier lateral blast, which had already killed almost everything living in the area of Pumice Plain.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone