noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ large , major , serious , severe
▪ fresh ( esp. BrE ), further ( esp. BrE ), new
▪ recent
▪ occasional , periodic , sporadic
▪ recurrent , repeated
▪ sudden
▪ disease
▪ cholera , flu , salmonella , etc.
VERB + OUTBREAK
▪ cause , lead to
▪
the events that led to the ~ of war
▪ prevent
OUTBREAK + VERB
▪ occur
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
A new ~ of smallpox occurred in 1928.
PHRASES
▪ an ~ of disease
▪ ~s of rain ( BrE )
▪ an ~ of war, fighting, hostilities, violence, etc.