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Investigators eventually suspected that the bacteria were airborne and had infected people after contaminating the air conditioning system at the convention hotel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Around the country, it had infected 36,000 people in three months, killing more than 600, many of them babies.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

That’s largely because of who she believed had infected her.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

In December, neighbouring Rwanda declared that an outbreak in the country, which had infected 66 people and killed 15, was over.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

Other family members were most likely the carriers of the bacteria that had infected him.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French