outbreak
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The epicenter of the outbreak is reportedly in Michigan, where more than 1,500 people have fallen sick as of Friday.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Around 10,000 people in the Kent region will have already received jabs, as part of the response to the March outbreak.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
He was 11 when his family fled his native Beirut in 1975, at the outbreak of civil war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
He described the fire as a "very complex, very fast-moving" outbreak in a region with many ravines where it is difficult to use heavy machines and homes in forested areas.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
When, a few weeks later, the monkeys started the outbreak in Germany, Mr. Jones felt terrible.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
It said there was a rise in scabies in the area it oversees - in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion - which was contributing to hospital outbreaks.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The illness doesn’t spread between humans, which should make these outbreaks easier to contain once officials know what’s causing it, Chopra said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
It’s not yet clear what the source of these outbreaks are.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
At this time, there aren’t any local outbreaks in California, and current cases of cyclosporiasis infection are not linked to the multi-state outbreak, according to the California Department of Public Health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
In this room, Army doctors and officials discussed outbreaks of virus.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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