epizootic
noun [ C ] biology, medical specialized uk/ˌep.ɪ.zəʊˈɒt.ɪk/ us/ˌep.ɪ.zoʊˈɑː.t̬ɪk/
地方性动物病的爆发，地方性兽疫的爆发
the appearance of a particular disease in a large number of animals in the same place at the same time
This is not the first rabies epizootic to strike Ethiopian wolves. 这次袭击埃塞俄比亚狼的狂犬病已经不是这种兽疫的第一次爆发了。
Compare: epidemic
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- New regulations followed the foot-and-mouth epizootic.
- It is usually not economically justified to vaccinate lifestock against anthrax until there is an epizootic.
- A dolphin mass stranding could be caused by an epizootic.
- These mosquitoes were collected during an epizootic of equine encephalitis in Argentina.
epizootic
adjective biology, medical specialized uk/ˌep.ɪ.zəʊˈɒt.ɪk/ us/ˌep.ɪ.zoʊˈɑː.t̬ɪk/
地方性动物病爆发的，地方性兽疫爆发的
(of a disease) appearing in a large number of animals in the same place at the same time
Outbreaks of epizootic diseases can have a large impact on the agricultural sector. 地方性兽疫的爆发对农业会产生很大影响。
Compare: enzootic
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- Signs of the virus, called epizootic haemorrhagic disease, have been found in the carcasses of nearly 200 deer in New Jersey.
- Animals are more frequently attacked by epizootic, endemic, and contagious diseases than the human species.
- They did an epidemiological survey on risk factors of acute epizootic rabbit enteropathy.