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Epidemic

A disease affecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time. Non-pandemic disease attacking many individuals in a same community during short terms (days, weeks, months maximum), such as cholera, typhoid, bubonic plague, etc. source: GLIDE

Call for nominations: UN Sasakawa Award for disaster reduction

18 December 2008

The UNISDR calls for nominations of individuals and institutions from around the world who have contributed to building the resilience of nations and communities to natural hazards through innovative practices and outstanding initiatives...


Training & Events on Epidemic
Number of epidemic occured (reported)
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
*: reported

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