secondary transmission

collocation in English

meaningsofsecondaryandtransmission

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secondary
adjective
uk
/ˈsek.ən.dri/
us
/ˈsek.ən.der.i/
less important than ...
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transmission
noun
uk
/trænzˈmɪʃ.ən/
us
/trænˈsmɪʃ.ən/
the process of broadcasting or sending out something by radio or television, on the internet, etc., or something that is broadcast or sent ...
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(Definition ofsecondaryandtransmissionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsecondary transmission

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Alternatively,secondarytransmissionfrom carriers of the outbreak strain could be possible.
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Secondarytransmissionwas documented in only three instances to younger members within households.
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This case was from an elementary school with two other cases, thereforesecondarytransmissionwas likely.
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Prevalence-dependent behavior introduces a crucial difference in the netsecondarytransmissionrate compared with disease models that take behavior as exogenous.
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Additionally, some cases may have resulted fromsecondarytransmissionor possibly cross-contamination at the retail outlet.
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There was no evidence ofsecondarytransmissionfrom staff to patients.
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There is strong evidence forsecondarytransmissionof shigella infections as the seasonal increase appears first in those who travelled.
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Secondarytransmissionwithin four households may have helped prolong and increase the outbreak.
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There was no reportedsecondarytransmissionin other countries.
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Semprini et al. (1997) reported the lack ofsecondarytransmissionin 1954 insemination attempts with washed spermatozoa.
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If that be so, obviously, there must ultimately be a pooled cost for all main andsecondarytransmissionlines all over the country.
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Another thing is that they fit in a great deal with the arrangement for thesecondarytransmissionof electricity in districts, and therefore play a useful part.
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Sometimes asecondarytransmissionis integrated with the differential in the rear axle, called a two-speed rear end.
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