outbreak

Example Sentences

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Prices plummeted last year as a bird flu outbreak eased, but the pace of cooling has slowed in recent months.

From Barron's

His farm is currently closed due to a bovine tuberculosis outbreak which means his extra stock can't be moved on and are therefore producing even more slurry.

From BBC

It said the money for Zimbabwe would have gone towards "HIV/Aids treatment and prevention, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal and child health, and disease outbreak preparedness".

From BBC

The local livestock department said samples from the tigers showed canine distemper virus - though authorities have not confirmed how the outbreak happened.

From BBC

During Birmingham's 2023 outbreak, some former doctors and nurses were brought out of retirement, like they had been in the pandemic.

From BBC