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NALT Core

Fields of Study
epidemiology
disease outbreaks

Preferred term

disease outbreaks

Type

Topic

Definition

Sudden increase in the incidence of a disease. The concept includes epidemics and pandemics.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

epidemiology

Narrower concepts

pandemic

Related concepts

Synonyms

epidemics

In other languages

brotes de enfermedades

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/34037

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