The phrase "avoid an outbreak" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it in contexts related to public health, disease prevention, or any situation where you want to prevent the spread of something harmful.
Example: "To ensure the safety of our community, we must take necessary precautions to avoid an outbreak of the flu this winter."
Alternatives: "prevent an outbreak" or "stop an outbreak."
All necessary precautions were taken and these patients have been isolated to avoid an outbreak.
American experts in animal disease said the United States should take draconian measures if necessary to avoid an outbreak of foot and mouth.
More than 160,000 homes were hit by the floods, with around 400,000 people required to boil their water to avoid an outbreak of disease.
At the district government hospital, a team of doctors was busy planning measures to avoid an outbreak of water-borne diseases.
Sanitary items were also distributed by the government to avoid an outbreak of water-borne diseases such as diarrhea and cholera.
In the summer of 1529, Cranmer stayed with relatives in Waltham Holy Cross to avoid an outbreak of the plague in Cambridge.
"This runs a big risk of driving a huge hole in the whole G-20 strategy of avoiding an outbreak of protectionism during this economic crisis and doing serious damage to the world economy," said C. Fred Bergsten, director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
At the same time, many also remain certain that Washington would have worked to avoid an actual outbreak of conflict.
By law it has been confined to the island to avoid an accidental outbreak that could lead to the slaughter of millions of livestock.
Know the signs and indicators that a sore is on its way (listed above) to catch a sore before it surfaces and avoid an ugly outbreak altogether.
The call, which echoes similar ones made in the run-up to the Olympics, is an attempt to avoid any outbreak of violence or public order issues which might threaten to mar the funeral procession.
