The phrase "a potential outbreak of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the possibility of an occurrence of a disease or event that could spread widely.
Example: "Health officials are monitoring the situation closely due to a potential outbreak of the flu in the region."
Alternatives: "a possible outbreak of" or "a likely outbreak of".
Most, conscious of the country's sectarian divide and some fearing a potential outbreak of hostilities here, have opted to live in Sunni-majority areas.
A1 Senate Backs Drug Stockpile Trying to improve national readiness for a potential outbreak of the avian flu, the Senate approved nearly $8 billion to stockpile vaccines and other drugs to fight the disease.
Senator Jack Reed, Democrat of Rhode Island, said, "It's clear from this report that we have a system that cannot guarantee a stable supply of vaccines and is inadequate to handle a potential outbreak of any of a number of routine childhood diseases".
Mr. Bush, for example, went to the United Nations over the vice president's strong objections in the fall of 2002 to seek international support for a war on Iraq and overruled Mr. Cheney when the vice president wanted to inoculate every single American against a potential outbreak of smallpox.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 - Trying to improve national readiness for a potential outbreak of the avian flu, the Senate approved nearly $8 billion on Thursday to stockpile vaccines and other drugs to combat the disease and to bolster local health agencies and hospitals.
Mosquitoes in the UK are free of diseases that can infect humans but the report's authors say that the rising number of insects breeding in urban areas increases the chances of a potential outbreak of malaria and the less dangerous West Nile Virus in future.
A stockpile of oseltamivir or vaccines amassed for blockading any potential outbreak of human-specific strains in East Asia becomes of dubious utility with bird flu spread across and evolving in Eurasia and Africa.
Abbott, O'Neill and Morrison also discussed possible responses to any potential outbreak of ebola virus in the region.
As aid agencies struggled to cope with the scale of the disaster, the World Health Organisation warned that the next few days would be critical in controlling any potential outbreak of waterborne diseases.
There have been 40 measles cases so far, and the risk of a potential outbreak is high.
In a first phase of a potential outbreak, Switzerland would strictly follow a stamping out policy supported by epidemiological simulation models.
