enzootic
adjective biology, medical specialized uk/ˌen.zəʊˈɒt.ɪk/ us/ˌen.zoʊˈɑː.t̬ɪk/
（动物病）地方性的，地方性兽疫的
(of a disease) often affecting animals in a particular place
There's reason to believe the virus may now be enzootic, which means it has established itself in the animal population. 有理由相信这种病毒现在可能是地方性的，这意味着它已经在动物种群中存在。
The principal respiratory disease of pigs in Britain was enzootic pneumonia. 英国猪只感染的呼吸道疾病主要是地方性肺炎。
Compare: epizooticzoonotic
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- They investigated enzootic leprosy in armadillos.
- Monkeypox, first identified in 1970, is enzootic in the rain forests of equatorial Africa.
- Health officials say plague is enzootic in New Mexico, meaning it's established in the rodent and flea population.
- This is an epidemiological survey of enzootic bovine leukosis in Portugal from 2005 to 2015.
enzootic
noun [ C ] biology , medical specialized uk/ˌen.zəʊˈɒt.ɪk/ us/ˌen.zoʊˈɑː.t̬ɪk/
地方性动物病，地方性兽疫
a disease that affects animals in a particular place
Currently, six geographically separate rabies enzootics are recognized. 目前已经确认了六类地理上独立的狂犬病。
Often all that is necessary for an enzootic to become established is for a few infected animals to be introduced into a flock or herd. 地方性兽疫发生的必要因素是受感染动物进入了畜群或牧群种。
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- An enzootic is a disease that is constantly present in animal populations within a specified area.
- A few such enzootics have been studied.
- It is always possible that these enzootics are mild outbreaks of shipping fever.