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pathogen

[path-uh-juhn, ‑-jen] / ˈpæθ ə dʒən, ‑ˌdʒɛn /






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Chipotle in 2020 agreed to pay a $25 million fine in connection to the string of illnesses, which included outbreaks of norovirus, a pathogen that can be transmitted by food workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Many African nations have also drawn lessons from Covid, as the race to find a vaccine proved the value of pathogen data but left the continent struggling to get doses for its people.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

"A future in which pathogen samples and information move quickly, without needless delay; and in which the benefits that come from them reach the people who need them most, fairly and in time."

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

“If there was ever a question about whether there was a pathogen in our products,” McAfee later told me, “I’d be the first one to recall immediately, voluntarily.”

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

In the second stage a former animal pathogen evolves to the point where it does get transmitted directly between people and causes epidemics.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

“Cyclospora is one of the most notoriously difficult pathogens to detect in agricultural matrices.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

"The nanoplastics can make the antimicrobial-resistant pathogens better survive, which could be harmful to the environment and would have public health implications."

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

FoodNet used to monitor and track Cyclospora and other pathogens, like Listeria.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

The CDC stopped routinely reporting data for cyclospora and several other pathogens last July under a federal-state partnership known as FoodNet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Normally, it's not an ideal way to grow crops, because it spreads disease: Human waste has pathogens in it that, you guessed it, infect humans.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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