The phrase "a broad outbreak" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a widespread occurrence of a disease or phenomenon, typically in a public health context.
Example: "The health department reported a broad outbreak of the flu in several regions this winter."
Alternatives: "a widespread outbreak" or "a large-scale outbreak".
But a broad outbreak remains a possibility, even if remote.
He said his firm has received many calls from people in the past month saying they're suffering from E. coli, but they did not know this might be linked to a broad outbreak.
A government report out yesterday said that big jumps in energy and food costs pushed consumer prices higher in April, but many other prices calmed down, easing fears about a broad outbreak of inflation.
The health officials, who declined to identify either victim, said each had been infected in a year in which the city has escaped a broader outbreak of West Nile.
Today, parents in Texas have to live in fear that something as simple as a trip to the mall or the library could expose their babies to measles and that a broader outbreak could occur.
Chinese belligerence over the South China Sea has backfired in recent years by pushing neighbours closer to America, but the issue has shown little sign of igniting a broader outbreak of jingoistic sentiment back home.
But nonstop media coverage of a feared pandemic and the belief that the sometimes fatal virus originated in Mexico — which is disputed by Mexican health experts and officials — have overwhelmed calls by global health authorities to avoid panic while preparing for a broader outbreak.
The newest snapshot of the inflation climate underscored the Federal Reserve's resolve to continue to lift interest rates in an effort to prevent a broader outbreak of inflation stoked by high energy prices.
In England, University of Birmingham microbial geneticist Nicholas Loman and his staff recently applied WGS to a Salmonella outbreak at Heartlands Hospital, ultimately tracing the source of the outbreak to a broader outbreak affecting other parts of the United Kingdom and Europe.
Two thirds of people in that same poll said they were concerned about the possibility of a broader Ebola outbreak in the United States.
Mary Ramsay said: "Anyone who missed out on MMR as a child will continue to be at risk of measles, which explains why we are seeing these new cases in a broad age range". The outbreak is thought to be linked to an epidemic in Europe where more than 11,000 cases have been reported across 35 European countries in the first four months of this year.
