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outbreak

[out-breyk] / ˈaʊtˌbreɪk /


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Tests show there are only a handful of differences in their DNA sequences, which indicate the infections are part of the same outbreak, with a common source.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Read more about the salmonella outbreak and how to stay safe.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Consumers have cut back on salad purchases, as the cyclospora outbreak keeps them wary of lettuce.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

As the cyclospora outbreak has made consumers more cautious about salad purchases, one analyst points to sales declines for Clorox’s Hidden Valley brand.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

This time, since there had been no human casualties during the first outbreak, the Army, the C.D.C., and Hazleton jointly decided to isolate the monkeys—leave them alone and let the virus bum.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Ebola is a rare but deadly viral disease and the Bundibugyo species is even rarer, with only two known prior outbreaks.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

But there may be another reason, too, said Jim Farrar, director of the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program: State laws and local ordinances that have banned certain rodenticides could be inadvertently fueling typhoid outbreaks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Temperatures reached as high as 37C in some parts of the country on Friday, creating conditions conducive to wildfire outbreaks.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

When the Covid-19 pandemic grounded the cruise industry, high-profile outbreaks and a more than yearlong U.S. hiatus left ships empty.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

That they would all soon find themselves caught in the middle of one of the deadliest disease outbreaks in history.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis




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