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outbreak

[out-breyk] / ˈaʊtˌbreɪk /


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These included initiatives addressing pandemic preparedness and outbreak response, health security, and infectious disease treatment.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

The proposed 50-bed isolation centre is to be staffed by US medics and is intended to treat Americans affected by the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The Democratic Republic of Congo, which borders Uganda and is where the outbreak originated, has seen 363 confirmed cases and 63 deaths.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

The World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency over the outbreak in the DRC, which has seen 550 confirmed infections, including 101 deaths.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

That person would have started the Ebola outbreak in Zaire.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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