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pathogen

[path-uh-juhn, ‑-jen] / ˈpæθ ə dʒən, ‑ˌdʒɛn /






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"A future in which pathogen samples and information move quickly, without needless delay; and in which the benefits that come from them reach the people who need them most, fairly and in time."

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

Davji Bhimji Atellah, KMPDU's secretary general, said the union "will not sit back and watch Kenya be treated as a containment colony for a lethal pathogen that we did not generate".

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

She knew the risks of forgoing pasteurization, but the site eased her concerns: It said the farm tested its milk and had never found a single pathogen.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

The deepest mystery of the plague is why this bacterium—in normal times a pathogen of wild rodents—erupted to cause some of the most world-altering disease outbreaks on record.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

In the second stage a former animal pathogen evolves to the point where it does get transmitted directly between people and causes epidemics.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

“Cyclospora is one of the most notoriously difficult pathogens to detect in agricultural matrices.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

"The nanoplastics can make the antimicrobial-resistant pathogens better survive, which could be harmful to the environment and would have public health implications."

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

FoodNet used to monitor and track Cyclospora and other pathogens, like Listeria.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

The CDC stopped routinely reporting data for cyclospora and several other pathogens last July under a federal-state partnership known as FoodNet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

These diseases must have been the evolutionary survivors of far more pathogens that tried to make the jump to us from animals—and mostly failed.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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