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outbreak

[out-breyk] / ˈaʊtˌbreɪk /


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"The overall risk to the general population in Canada from the Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship remains low at this time," the agency stressed.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

It’s a different strain than the Zaire ebolavirus, which caused a massive outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone that began in 2013.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

What the outbreak will mean for Oceanwide and the expedition industry’s future remains to be seen.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The patient was one of four Canadians aboard the hantavirus-stricken vessel, which set sail on April 1 from Argentina on a course across the Atlantic Ocean until the outbreak of the rare rodent-carried disease.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

It is no surprise that towards the end of 1599 Tycho spent several weeks at a secluded Imperial residence in the countryside to avoid an outbreak of plague.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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