outbreak
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A major U.S. outbreak in 1996 was traced back to raspberries from Guatemala.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
If this pace continues, the number of cases will pass California’s high from 2015, when there were 125 cases in the state and a portion of them were related to a large outbreak at Disneyland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Battling its worst dengue outbreak in nearly a decade, Sri Lanka has deployed military drones to scan for stagnant pools of water on rooftops and other mosquito-breeding sites.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Working with franchisees, Taco Bell officials diverted supply trucks and mobilized field teams to throw out cases of lettuce linked to the outbreak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
There an outbreak of the black-headed budworm had been raging for several years.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 93% of confirmed measles cases are associated with outbreaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
This change didn’t affect how the CDC detects and investigates outbreaks; for that it relies on a separate reporting system that collects case and genetic sequencing information from labs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The report highlighted the "psychological factor" among communities who feared a fire season like 2024 and therefore helped control any outbreaks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
During past foodborne outbreaks, some consumers changed their eating habits — though those changes were rarely lasting, Cuit noted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
In order to forestall outbreaks of retaliatory violence, we arranged a week-long series of mass rallies and demonstrations throughout the country.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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