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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. animal diseases
  5. epizootic diseases
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. animal diseases
  5. epizootic diseases

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epizootic diseases

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Definition

  • Information Denoting a temporal pattern of disease occurrence in an animal population in which the disease occurs with a frequency clearly in excess of the expected frequency in that population during a given time interval. An outbreak (epidemic) of disease in an animal population.

    Source: US Environmental Protection Agency

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/211190

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