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pandemic/biological accidents  

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  • A pandemic typically refers to a situation where an infectious disease becomes newly widespread within a large geographical area and/or globally. In popular culture, the term pandemic has become nearly synonymous with numerous cases of life-threatening illness; however, the severity of the resulting disease is not an indicator of pandemic occurrence. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; Pandemic/Biological Accidents]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-SFLWSM9X-F

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