a disease of generally high morbidity that spreads rapidly through an animal population.
Attacking many animals over a short period of time, with resulting high morbidity (high percentage of animals becoming ill); said of infectious disease agents. Also, an acute disease outbreak
a disease that occurs at a time or place where it normally does not occur, or with a frequency that is substantially greater than that expected for the time period (Wobeser 1994). Synonym to epidemic in humans.
attacking many animals in any region at the same time; widely diffused and rapidly spreading. 2. a disease of high morbidity which is only occasionally present in an animal community. (Epidemic is a term reserved for use in reference to people.)
epidemic or outbreak of disease
An outbreak or epidemic of disease in animal populations. (from the Special Pathogens Branch)
(of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region; "an epizootic disease"
a disease that is only present in an animal population for limited periods, but has a high morbidity rate
Temporarily prevalent and widespread disease in an animal population.
A disease attacking many animals in a population at the same time; widely diffused and rapidly spreading.
a disease outbreak affecting certain animal populations (sometimes used in contrast with "epidemic").
Attacking many animals of one kind in any region simultaneously; widely diffused and rapidly spreading.
An outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly among animals, usually in one geographic area. In humans, such an occurrence would be an epidemic.
1. 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. 2. An outbreak (epidemic) of disease in an animal population; often with the implication that it may also affect human populations.
An outbreak of disease in which there is an unusually large number of cases.
A disease outbreak which affects many animals simultaneously.
"An outbreak (epidemic) of disease in an animal population; often with the implication that it may also affect human populations." [USAMRIID, p. A-7
A disease outbreak in an animal population that occurs at a particular time and does not persist
An epizootic is the nonhuman equivalent of an epidemic, meaning that large numbers of animals are infected with a disease. As in epidemics, high population density is a major contributing factor to epizootics, with aquaculture being one notable example of an industry plagued by disease because of the large number of fish in a small area. New agricultural research aims to harness the microbes that hold the potential to cause epizootics and use them in pest control technologies.
