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OUTBREAK [3 records]

Record 1 2023-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

An epidemic limited to a localized increase in the incidence of a disease.

PHR

cholera outbreak, COVID-19 outbreak, flu outbreak, food-borne disease outbreak, infectious disease outbreak, measles outbreak, water-borne disease outbreak

PHR

community outbreak, household outbreak, nosocomial outbreak, school outbreak, widespread outbreak, workplace outbreak

PHR

outbreak management

PHR

control an outbreak, manage an outbreak

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Épidémie qui se limite à une augmentation localisée de l'incidence d'une maladie.

PHR

éclosion de choléra, éclosion de COVID-19, éclosion de grippe, éclosion de maladie d'origine alimentaire, éclosion de maladie d'origine hydrique, éclosion de maladie infectieuse, éclosion de rougeole

PHR

éclosion communautaire, éclosion étendue, éclosion nosocomiale

PHR

éclosion en milieu de travail, éclosion en milieu hospitalier, éclosion en milieu scolaire

PHR

gestion de l'éclosion

PHR

gérer une éclosion, lutter contre une éclosion

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Enfermedades de los animales
PHR

brote de enfermedades infecciosas

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Record 2 2020-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Human Diseases - Various
DEF

The sudden appearance or increased incidence of a disease in a community.

OBS

[An] outbreak is usually restricted to infectious diseases but may apply to disease or injury due to other causes such as drug abuse or industrial or other toxins.

OBS

upsurge: Upsurge is sometimes used as a euphemism for outbreak.

PHR

flu outbreak, measles outbreak

PHR

annual outbreak, community outbreak, yearly outbreak

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Maladies humaines diverses
DEF

Apparition soudaine et inattendue d'une maladie dans une population donnée.

PHR

éclosion de grippe, éclosion de rougeole

PHR

éclosion annuelle, éclosion communautaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
CONT

Aunque los brotes de la fiebre hemorrágica de Ebola se han asociado con tasas de letalidad que van de 53% [...] a 88% [...]

CONT

A pesar de algunos signos positivos de desaceleración de casos, los brotes [del síndrome respiratorio agudo y grave] en China, Canadá, Hong Kong, Hanoi y Singapur siguen presentes en hospitales y fuera de ellos.

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Record 3 2005-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

A sudden increase in the population of a species (especially a pest species).

CONT

Under certain conditions, insects may attack a very large number of trees over a wide area. This is known as an outbreak. An outbreak often occurs in a vulnerable or ageing forest. An outbreak is more likely to occur in large stands of the same vulnerable species when populations of insect predators are too small.

OBS

outbreak: An outbreak generally relates to a negative event (pest outbreak); otherwise the term "irruption" is used to describe an abrupt increase in the number of a species.

PHR

Pest, animal, plant outbreak.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

Explosion de la population d'une espèce.

CONT

[...] la pullulation, c'est l'agrégation de plusieurs centaines ou milliers d'individus qui persistent à forte densité pendant des mois voire des années [...

OBS

Le terme pullulation, contrairement au terme anglais «outbreak», désigne une explosion démographique qui peut, sans distinction, avoir un effet négatif ou non pour l'environnement dans lequel elle se produit.

Spanish

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