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An epidemic is when 7.7% of any given population is infected.

1 Koerner, Brendan I. 2003. Outbreaks vs. epidemics: whether it's time to freak about the flu. Slate [internet]. [cited 31 May 2009]. Available from: http://www.slate.com/id/2092969/

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