OUTBREAK


Meaning of OUTBREAK in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

an outbreak of a disease (= when a disease appears in a number of people or animals )

There has been an outbreak of the disease in Wales.

an outbreak of unrest

Troops usually respond to outbreaks of unrest with force.

an outbreak of violence

There was a fresh outbreak of violence on March 24.

outbreaks of rain (= short periods of rain – used in weather forecasts )

Outbreaks of rain will spread across northern parts.

the outbreak of war (= the time when a war starts )

A week after the outbreak of war, he enlisted in the army.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

further

Chemicals in the paint render the rust inert and help to discourage further outbreaks .

Henry held Richard responsible for this further outbreak , which was in flagrant defiance of his recent ban.

She also said that the Department would re-investigate the situation if evidence arose of a further outbreak of the gizzard worm infection.

For the next 150 years there were further outbreaks every decade or so.

ill

Voice over It's now believed the worst of the outbreak is over and some birds are getting over the disease.

It is the worst outbreak ever recorded in the country, and possibly the world.

large

Now there are three large areas where outbreaks are intensifying and spreading.

Nevertheless, the potential for a large urban yellow-fever outbreak in Santa Cruz remains beyond doubt.

Isolation of affected cases must be very rigorously followed, or you will end up with a large outbreak on your hands.

It only needs one horse to come to a stud or livery yard premises incubating the disease to start a large outbreak .

late

The latest outbreak of violence in London, he claimed, was only a foretaste of what might happen.

The consequences have been made evident by the course of the latest outbreak of foot and mouth.

The measures to contain this latest outbreak are drastic and require a reversal of our attitudes towards the countryside.

new

Like new outbreaks of flame in a forest fire, fresh worries flared in his mind.

What lay behind this new outbreak ?

A new outbreak of smallpox occurred early in 1928.

Most cases are in the tropics, with a new outbreak in the states of the former Soviet Union.

Two sizeable works had gone in under two hours, although it was forty-eight hours before new outbreaks ceased.

Many are forced to move several times to escape new outbreaks of violence.

But a complete withdrawal could trigger a new outbreak of fighting.

Loyalist paramilitaries yesterday threatened a new outbreak of bloodshed in republican areas of Northern Ireland.

recent

The most recent outbreak is particularly alarming because of the number of cases.

The recent outbreak may have been associated with weather conditions, especially a protracted drought followed by occasional heavy rains.

The relatively recent outbreak of street violence and protests largely reflect the frustration of young people unable to find jobs.

serious

A fairly serious outbreak occurred in 1928 at the workhouse.

Beware of some proprietary brands - most are for preventative use and will have little effect against serious outbreaks of parasites.

In December 1980, there was a serious outbreak of rioting by religious fanatics in the northern city of Kano.

■ NOUN

mouth

The office for national statistics blamed the drop on the foot and mouth outbreak .

■ VERB

control

Ministry of Agriculture officials held an emergency meeting in London to decide how to control the outbreak .

The only effective means of controlling outbreaks of this disease are mass vaccination campaigns.

fight

But a complete withdrawal could trigger a new outbreak of fighting .

Attempts by the anti-gamblers to block access to the casinos had led to the outbreak of fighting with the Warriors.

Such an act of statesmanship appears the only way to avoid an outbreak of fighting between the two giants of the Commonwealth.

lead

They are responsible for promoting the industrialisation of agriculture which has led to the current outbreak .

Attempts by the anti-gamblers to block access to the casinos had led to the outbreak of fighting with the Warriors.

occur

This has eliminated the fly problem, and is the strategy that would be used immediately if a fly outbreak occurred again.

Each of the three also has plans in place for notifying the public should an outbreak occur .

A new outbreak of smallpox occurred early in 1928.

His was the first strawberry-related death reported since the outbreak occurred .

Yet no Aids outbreaks occurred in such places-places in which causes of death were well recorded.

He said the scientists saved the Yanomami from an outbreak that had occurred just before they arrived.

Owing to the difficult political and economic situation faced by ex-USSR nations, such outbreaks may occur again.

prevent

Before the arrival of the deadline, police searched the camp for weapons to prevent outbreaks of violence.

Lack of surveillance and limited availability of appropriate diagnostic tests interfere with public health efforts to prevent and control outbreaks .

On the following day there were further protests but a heavy police presence prevented renewed outbreaks of serious fighting.

Idealism was deeply discredited by the failure to prevent the outbreak of the Second World War.

report

All beekeepers have been urged to inspect their hives and report suspected outbreaks .

His was the first strawberry-related death reported since the outbreak occurred.

Vets have been authorised to slaughter on suspicion, to speed up the killing once farmers have reported a possible outbreak .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Doctors are very concerned about an outbreak of tuberculosis in an East London School.

The system started to operate in late 1914, a few months after the outbreak of war in Europe.

There's been an outbreak of food poisoning at the hotel.

Thousands of people died as the result of this latest cholera outbreak .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

By 1946 the worst epidemic of poliomyelitis since the 1916 outbreak gripped the United States.

Henry held Richard responsible for this further outbreak , which was in flagrant defiance of his recent ban.

In fact, Washington gave the military in Hawaii plenty of warning about the imminent outbreak of hostilities.

In the last great outbreak in 1911, 32,000 infants died of diarrhoea and the infant mortality rate climbed to 130.

In the years after the first outbreak in the United States, polio was given little attention.

The relatively recent outbreak of street violence and protests largely reflect the frustration of young people unable to find jobs.

Then there was a spread of relief, an outbreak of joy, a contagion of exuberance.

This preparatory work was practically complete at the outbreak of war and authority was given a few days before for completion.

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