Sentence examples for virulent epidemic from inspiring English sources

An additional putative virulence factor, the binary toxin, is produced by some strains, particularly the more virulent epidemic strains such as BI/NAP1/027, and may also be present in the absence of toxin A or toxin B [ 7].

A similar virulent epidemic in 1988 killed about 18,000 seals, half the region's population.

The factors that created a virulent epidemic then are even more present today.

Bubonic plague is a bacterial infection best known for the Black Death, a virulent epidemic that killed tens of millions of people in 14th-century Europe.

B. cenocepacia isolate J2315 has been genome sequenced and is representative of a virulent, epidemic CF strain (ET12).

The more virulent epidemic strains 027 and 078 do not appear to have become established in Asia, while ribotype 017 and smz/018 strains have caused epidemics.

This possibility raises an urgent and thorny ethical question: Are healthcare professionals obligated to care for patients during virulent epidemics of infectious disease?

Download the publication [PDF] Full report Burkina Faso [PDF] Burkina Faso map [JPG] Burkina Faso's systemic poverty and paucity of resources have made responding to recent catastrophic flooding and virulent epidemics all the more challenging.

Since 2013, highly virulent porcine epidemic diarrhea virus has caused considerable economic losses in the United States.

Viral genetic changes play a critical role in tracing the origin of infection, particularly through sequencing and phylogenetic analyses of complete envelope gene sequences from isolates [ 5], which may result in more virulent or epidemic strains.

Interestingly, the largely pneumonic and virulent Manchurian epidemics of 1910-1911 and 1920-1921 [ 34] did appear during a short peak of high expected virulence.