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Recent Examples of pathogenic
In a statement released March 12, the Mississippi Board of Animal Health stated that poultry from a commercial broiler breeder chicken flock in Noxubee County had tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
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Joseph Choi, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
Scientists found that, in this area, the virus that has been killing poultry across North America picked up a mutation from a local, less pathogenic avian influenza virus.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2025
There is a large body of evidence that, properly applied in dry or liquid form, worm castings deter not only insect pests but pathogenic fungi and nematodes as well.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
Test results from two pelican carcasses were negative for highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, officials said in an April 24 release.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Joseph Choi, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
Scientists found that, in this area, the virus that has been killing poultry across North America picked up a mutation from a local, less pathogenic avian influenza virus.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2025
There is a large body of evidence that, properly applied in dry or liquid form, worm castings deter not only insect pests but pathogenic fungi and nematodes as well.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
Test results from two pelican carcasses were negative for highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, officials said in an April 24 release.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathogenic
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His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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There’s a sense of affection in that scene and the rest of the movie that is just so infectious.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
24 May 2025
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The state health department said four people diagnosed with measles attended classes while infectious at a Williston elementary school, middle school and high school.—
DEVI SHASTRI,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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The explosion of money in the game in the past few years has made things only more toxic.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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As explained by Hill's Pet Nutrition, spicy food can be toxic for dogs and can lead to excessive thirst or even vomiting.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Here a book worth considering is ‘From third world to first’ - Lee Kwan Yew's first person story of transforming Singapore from a pestilential swamp into a metropolis.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
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Here a book worth considering is ‘From third world to first’ - Lee Kwan Yew's first person story of transforming Singapore from a pestilential swamp into a metropolis.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
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Some of these harmful ideologies might be downstream of these larger root causes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
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The jury is still out on whether emulsifiers are harmful to the gut.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
30 May 2025
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The poisonous kernels are responsible for a significant number of suicides and homicides, particularly in rural areas of South Asia.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
30 May 2025
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Looking at her computer's search history, investigators found that Patterson looked up a website listing sightings of the poisonous mushroom.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 May 2025
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Just then, however, a virulent backlash against generative A.I. swept through Hollywood.—
Brooks Barnes,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Helene left many lessons to be learned among inland communities in the paths of increasingly virulent storms.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
21 May 2025
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According to a GoFundMe page set up in her name, Phelan was eventually diagnosed with a grade 4 malignant brain tumor that was categorized as a glioma, a growth of cells that starts in the brain or spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Last month, my son reached two years in remission from a rare, malignant cancer that almost took his eye and his life.—
Dayna Copeland,
The Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Pathogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathogenic. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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