May 10, 2020 00:55
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English term
outbreak clusters
COVID-19
GBK
English to Chinese
Science
Medical (general)
Definition from
Clemson University:
According to CNN, a disease cluster or infection cluster is a group of similar health events that have occurred in the same area around the same time.
Example sentences:
“A further analysis is being done as we are observing outbreak clusters in the Western Cape. This means that a number of people who operate and interact in the same area (eg, factories and shopping centres) are testing positive.” (The South African)
A new study of the more than 300 outbreak clusters of COVID-19 in China reveals that the majority of the outbreaks were fueled by indoor transmission of the disease, while outdoor transmission was scarce. (The Hill)
Coronavirus Ireland: Outbreak clusters of Covid-19 cases found in Irish pub and 22 nursing homes (Irish Mirror)
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Proposed translations
9 days
爆发性聚集
Definition from
own experience or research:
outbreak clusters：爆发性聚集，多指发生人群聚集事件，导致传染性疾病爆发的情形。这种传染病的爆发，称为聚集性爆发。
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