spread among

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The Andes virus, which circulates in Argentina and Chile and is mainly spread among the long-tailed pygmy rice rat, is the only hantavirus strain known to be able to transmit from human to human.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Hantavirus is usually spread from rodents, but the WHO has said it could have spread among "really close contacts" aboard the ship.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Back payments would be spread among 12 monthly installments beginning in July, rather than in a lump sum, according to a memo sent to suppliers on Valentine’s Day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

How these circoviruses spread among whales and whether they cause disease remain open questions.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

Information Agency sought to spread among Africans the impression that American Negroes were steadily advancing, and that the race problem soon would be solved.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey