Sentence examples for outbreak can be from inspiring English sources

But it is not clear whether the outbreak can be halted, Dr. Breiman said.

The outbreak can be traced to a 68-year-old man who travelled to the Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and was exposed to the virus.

Whether this system might have worked even more quickly in the present outbreak can be examined later; for now we must move forward with the knowledge we have in hand.

Scientists investigating the source of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa believe that the latest outbreak can be traced back to a two-year-old toddler in Guinea.

This would still mean the two-year-old was regarded as the "index case" for the purposes of studying the disease, as he is as far back as the outbreak can be traced.

Proving the exact source of an outbreak can be difficult, although authorities did pinpoint the cause at the UK's most serious outbreak, in Barrow-in-Furness in August 2002, by genetically fingerprinting the legionella bacteria to the town's arts and civic centre, Forum 28.

With a continued strong response, the current outbreak can be stopped before it becomes an epidemic.Dig deeper: How we reported Uganda's ebola outbreak in 2000 October 20000) Social networks can offer an early glimpse of disease outbreaks (May 2010) How the AIDS epidemic was reversed (September 2013).

However, predicting both the timing and severity of an outbreak can be extremely difficult.

Nevertheless, the success at curbing SARS earlier this year leaves Stöhr feeling hopeful that any future outbreak can be controlled.

The outbreak can be ended by mid-2015 if the world speeds up its response, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said.

Outbreaks can be blocked early if an animal's history can be quickly obtained.