Teenager swimming in Maryland lake bitten by rabid beaver
7 news sources are covering this Health story right now — Newsylist is tracking how fast it spreads.
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The story so far
- Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage escalated across 7 distinct news outlets with 9 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 6.
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"Teenager swimming in Maryland lake bitten by rabid beaver" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 9 articles from 7 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include WBAL-TV, WBFF, WBAL News Radio and WUSA9. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
Synthesized from multi-source international reporting and live coverage telemetry under Newsylist open intelligence methodology.
Synthesized under Newsylist open intelligence methodology from multi-source international newsroom telemetry. Updated 77d ago.
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Teenager swimming in Maryland lake bitten by rabid beaver WTOP · 79d ago broke it first
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