outbreak
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In 2023, the country experienced what was described as an "unprecedented outbreak", which killed four people and spread to nine out of 10 provinces.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
In the latest outbreak in the Munyamadzi Game Management Area, in Muchinga province, Zambia's Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit said 46 hippos, eight elephants, five buffaloes and one crocodile had died since July.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
“Four days after Taco Bell removed certain fresh produce items from their menus in a handful of states due to rising cases of cyclospora,” Warren continued, “the CDC linked the outbreak to an ‘unknown source.’”
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
The FDA did — and its investigation is still continuing even though the CDC has declared the outbreak over.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
This last response caused an outbreak of laughter from the defendants.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
There are no known cyclosporiasis outbreaks in California, but officials say case numbers are higher than they expected for this point in the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
In a lengthy blog post, he admitted that the outbreaks at OpenAI showed that his AI agents "went against the spirit of the values they were taught".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
At Cava, sales started to slip around the end of its quarter ended July 12 because of recent cyclospora outbreaks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“I’m in a panic over this lettuce situation,” she admits, referring to the cyclosporiasis outbreaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Then DDT promised to “obliterate the nightmare” of codling moth outbreaks.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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