The phrase "a widespread outbreak of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the occurrence of a disease or phenomenon that affects a large area or population.
Example: "The health department reported a widespread outbreak of influenza in the region this winter."
Alternatives: "a large-scale outbreak of" or "a significant outbreak of".
"The current risk of a widespread outbreak of Zika virus in China is low".
So in case of a widespread outbreak of bird flu, the best way travelers can protect their future vacation investments is by buying travel insurance.
David Yapu, the police commander on Manus, has said fear of a widespread outbreak of potentially fatal illness was very real.
From 1989 to 2003, a widespread outbreak of spruce beetles (Dendroctonus rufipennis) in the Copper River Basin, Alaska, infested over 275,000 ha of forests in the region.
Archaeologists said that, in particular, the new findings provided strong support for the hypothesis that a widespread outbreak of an especially lethal form of malaria in the fifth century A.D. probably contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire.
Medical scientists said they doubted that the vaccine itself could have caused a widespread outbreak of measles or directly caused so many deaths, even among people with little resistance like the Yanomami.
I was out chasing this weekend in the Plains with my graduate students and the interesting thing was the lack of a widespread outbreak in favor of a few mighty ones.
The common sea fan Gorgonia ventalina is an exceptional model for cnidarian immunology and disease resistance since natural populations are experiencing a prolonged, widespread outbreak of a fungal disease caused by Aspergillus sydowii.
A widespread outbreak in islands of the Indian Ocean, begun in February 2005, has caused >200 deaths.
And in cases of a widespread outbreak — if, for instance, there are confirmed cases of H1N1 flu in half the regions of a state — it may be wise to close schools for a few weeks until most of the children have recovered.
If the most highly connected farms also have a high TR, the overall risk of a widespread outbreak could be high; this was the case for 28% of farms in these analyses.
