outbreak
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The threat to humans is low, but cattle ranchers fear an outbreak could have a large impact on beef markets.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Today, the outbreak is concentrated in Mexico and Panama.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the tit-for-tat attacks as purely defensive in nature and not a renewed outbreak of full-scale war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
But Florida experienced an outbreak in 2016 that primarily impacted deer, and was eliminated the following year, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Or water, as I would come to see when I witnessed the outbreak of interspecies war in a highway rest stop driving through Arizona.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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