outbreak
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Many of the cases have been in Michigan, and the outbreak has been linked to two deaths in the state.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Because the parasitic disease was contracted from contaminated produce out of state, California is not counted as being a part of the current outbreak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Samples—and a certain stink—are accumulating at Quest Diagnostics thanks to the cyclosporiasis outbreak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The cyclospora outbreak has sickened thousands of people since last month, with a particular concentration of cases in Michigan.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
When, a few weeks later, the monkeys started the outbreak in Germany, Mr. Jones felt terrible.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
There have been three localized measles outbreaks in California in 2026, according to the state agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Until the current outbreak, it was responsible for just two previously recorded outbreaks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Some of the worst outbreaks developed in southwestern France's Gironde Department and in Spain's Ávila and Madrid provinces during the middle of the month.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
The fact that Aedes mosquitoes keep showing up in new locales does not necessarily mean those places will go on to experience disease outbreaks.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
There were cholera outbreaks all over England—from Liverpool in the north down to Oxford and even into East London.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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