outbreak
Example Sentences
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Dire vaccine shortages amid a surge in cholera cases forced a halt to preventative immunisation efforts in 2022, and a move to a one-dose strategy from the usual two in outbreak emergency responses.
From Barron's
Cumulative cases of measles in South Carolina since September, the largest outbreak in the U.S. in a quarter century.
South Africa in January rolled out a 10-year drive to vaccinate 20 million cattle against the disease in an outbreak Steenhuisen described as the "worst ever".
From Barron's
The outbreak comes as tuberculosis cases have been on the rise statewide since 2023.
From Los Angeles Times
Rising measles incidence worldwide has led to outbreaks in countries where the disease had previously been eliminated.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
