Sentence examples for a devastating epidemic from inspiring English sources

In "Darkness in El Dorado," Patrick Tierney accuses scientists of inciting lethal violence among the Yanomami and deliberately or negligently spreading a devastating epidemic among them.

In 1763 British troops besieged at Fort Pitt (now Pittsburgh) during Pontiac's Rebellion passed blankets infected with smallpox virus to the Indians, causing a devastating epidemic among their ranks.

Rejoicing was tempered by a devastating epidemic that took many lives, including that of the legate, Adhémar of Le Puy, who, as the spiritual leader of the Crusade, had been a wise counselor and a stabilizing influence whom the leaders could ill afford to lose.

"These data portend the coming of a devastating epidemic to China in the 21st century".

But her agency appeared to be powerless to stop a devastating epidemic of Ebola last year.

A different strain infects koalas, but it too can be spread sexually, and it's causing a devastating epidemic.

Coincident with the invasion of novel BTV serotypes into the southeastern United States (6), likely by extension from the adjacent Caribbean basin, multiple BTV serotypes have spread throughout much of continental Europe and parts of the British Isles and Scandinavia, precipitating an economically devastating epidemic (7).

It took some time to realise that a truly immense and devastating epidemic was going on in sub-Saharan Africa affecting men, women and children.

The 1918 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic was one of the most devastating epidemic events in recent history; an estimated ≈1% of the global population (20 50 million persons) died (1 ), including >14 million in India alone (2 ).

While we grieve her passing, the board of trustees and staff of amfAR will remember and honor Elizabeth Taylor for inspiring us to continue working for an end to this devastating epidemic.

"In the midst of this devastating epidemic, and at a time when the UK has reached its 0.7% target for overseas development assistance, it is wrong for the UK to cut its support to these two countries by nearly a fifth.