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Salmonella, a bacterial pathogen, is one of the most common causes of food poisoning.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

His accusers base this idea on questions raised by the first scientists who examined the virus in early 2021, literally days and weeks after it appeared and it was a pathogen new to everybody.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Chipotle in 2020 agreed to pay a $25 million fine in connection to the string of illnesses, which included outbreaks of norovirus, a pathogen that can be transmitted by food workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Many African nations have also drawn lessons from Covid, as the race to find a vaccine proved the value of pathogen data but left the continent struggling to get doses for its people.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 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

Instead, genetic studies of archaeological remains from Europe and the Americas have uncovered evidence of multiple treponemal diseases in ancient populations, emphasizing how complex the evolutionary history of these pathogens may be.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

For some high-threat biological pathogens and dangerous viruses, the U.S. government has mandatory standards for labs to achieve containment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Climate change and environmental disturbance have aided an increasing creep of the territories ticks inhabit—along with the viruses, bacteria, and pathogens they carry.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Then there are those that get sick, or become susceptible to pathogens fueled by the increasing temperatures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

When he starts talking about things like pathogens and disease transmission I look sharply at Katherine, who is staring at me like I just grew an extra head.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland