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“You cannot be able to put a wall between Uganda and D.R. Congo, between Kenya and Uganda, to prevent the entry of a pathogen, so we continue to maintain a heightened state of alert.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Asked if the pathogen might have been studied for potential use as a bio-weapon, the scientist agreed it was possible.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Similar research could certainly be used in the development of better vaccines and therapeutics for the virus — but it could also be used to make the pathogen more dangerous,” Anthropic wrote.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Rather than testing whether a person has antibodies against a single pathogen, researchers can examine a much broader immune landscape shaped by previous exposure to viruses, bacteria and other immune targets.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

It does mean, though, that a human population as a whole becomes better protected against the pathogen.

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

"While two well-known bacterial pathogens dominated the known disease profile, we also detected a surprisingly high level of another group of bacteria that has not previously been linked to the mushroom disease."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Rospotrebnadzor said Wednesday that the situation in the Irkutsk region remained "stable", and that nearly 5,000 tests had been conducted, none of which revealed dangerous pathogens.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Melting permafrost has also been known to release dormant pathogens, which have previously affected the Russian reindeer population.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Kate Herridge, a PhD student working on the project, said the next step was to "concentrate these water samples" and "find if any pathogens have attached themselves to the samplers".

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

In contrast to chemicals, insect pathogens are harmless to all but their intended targets.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson