The phrase "international outbreak" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to refer to a sudden and widespread occurrence of a particular problem on a global or international scale. For example, "The international outbreak of the coronavirus has caused a worldwide pandemic."
It is caused by a coronavirus, a relative of the virus that caused SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), which originated in China and caused an international outbreak in 2003 that infected at least 8,000 people and killed nearly 800.
The illness, called MERS, for Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome, is caused by a coronavirus, a relative of the virus that caused SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), which originated in China and caused an international outbreak in 2003 that infected at least 8,000 people and killed nearly 800.
When Ebola struck, WHO's international outbreak team in Geneva led by Fukuda was already swamped by outbreaks of MERS and H7N9 in China.
Some people claim the U.S. media has completely overblown the risks, while others contend that an international outbreak of Zika is a very real possibility due to the fact that thousands of visitors from around the globe will be exposed to the virus in Rio before returning to their homelands.
Other relevant data were gathered from international outbreak reports, postings on the electronic noticeboard ProMED-mail (http://www.promedmail.org) and a range of other electronic media reports.
Students participate in both national and international outbreak investigations.
At his news conference Wednesday night, Mr. Obama praised the Bush administration for stockpiling antiviral drugs and establishing a detailed plan for responding to international outbreaks like this one.
Traditional public health issues include worldwide problems such as malaria and diarrheal diseases, but international outbreaks of newer, more mobile diseases such as avian influenza and SARS serve as a contemporary reminder that public health is a global issue.
Taking travel histories has become more important, she said, because of international outbreaks of Ebola and Middle East respiratory syndrome, known as MERS.
This system captures microbiological confirmation of salmonella and verotoxinogenic Escherichia coli infections and has identified many international outbreaks allowing the implementation of public health interventions to prevent further cases.
Recently, the dramatic appearance of persistent regional and international outbreaks of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) fever in 2005 2007 highlighted the vulnerability of the region to arthropod-borne viruses and their capacity for rapid expansion across the region and beyond [18], [19], [20].
