regional outbreak
Geographically contained spread
A regional outbreak is a sudden increase in disease cases confined to a particular geographic area—larger than a local cluster but not yet widespread nationally or globally.
Public health officials use the term to describe contained spread: The regional outbreak prompted school closures across three counties.
It often signals an intermediate stage between isolated cases and a full epidemic.
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- localizedRestricted to one place
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- clusterGathered group nearby
- hotspotArea of notable activity
red zone · spreading · super spreader · quarantine · travel ban · shelter in place · surge · flare-up · infection · infection rate · transmission · cases · spillover · endemic · viral · disease · public health · health emergency
regional outbreakpandemic
Global disease outbreak
global pandemic · global epidemic · global health crisis · global spread
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