Collocations withepidemic
These are words often used in combination withepidemic.
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cholera epidemic
He sent strict orders to the cabinet to prohibit it, citing a cholera epidemic in the capital as justification.
From theCambridge English Corpus
epidemic curve
The likely dates of infection were identified from the epidemic curve.
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epidemic proportions
Given these epidemic proportions, surprisingly little developmental research has focused on how children understand traumatic experiences.
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flu epidemic
The fear of a global avian flu epidemic is real.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
influenza epidemic
The excess admissions attributable to each influenza epidemic were then estimated as the difference between the rates predicted using the observed and baseline consultation rates.
From theCambridge English Corpus
major epidemic
When there is a real threat of a major epidemic, as with influenza, such work is essential even if it might be open to misuse.
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polio epidemic
Here the accident rate in the docks is very great, and the recent polio epidemic has made heavy demands.
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typhoid epidemic
The reason goes back some years in that there was a very serious typhoid epidemic which was traced to such a tank.
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