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Epizootic
Epiphytotic: a widespread, progressive over time and space infectious disease of agricultural plants and/or a sharp increase in the population of plant pests, accompanied by mass death of agricultural crops and reduction in their productivity
Source: "SAFETY IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. BIOLOGICAL-SOCIAL EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS. GOST R 22.0.04-95"
(approved by the Decree of Gosstandart Russia dated January 25, 1995 No. 16)