epizootic

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Kheraj noted that the epizootic lasted a few weeks in one city before moving to the next.

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2023

In both the epizootic of 150 years ago and the pandemic today, he said, “you see how quickly people want things to return to normal.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2023

It also raises concerns about epizootic shell disease, which disfigures lobsters to the point that they can’t be sold.

From Washington Times • May 13, 2018

That’s because rinderpest is an epizootic, an animal disease.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2011

In South Africa it is frequently epizootic, causing great inconvenience, owing to the bullocks used for draught purposes becoming unfit for work.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various