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Definition of Hyperendemic
1. Adjective. (medicine) That has a high and continued incidence in an area ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hyperendemic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperendemic
Literary usage of Hyperendemic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Health Information for International Travel edited by Rosamond R. Dewart (1999)
"Hepatitis B is hyperendemic. Poliomyelitis (also a foodborne and ... Hepatitis B
is hyperendemic. Snakes [and rabies*] may be a hazard in some areas. ..."
2. Asian by Loretta D. Ulincy (1995)
"HTLV-I among US Marines stationed in a hyperendemic area: evidence for female-to-male
sexual transmission. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 1992;5(2): 158-62. ..."
3. The Health Gap: Beyond Pregnancy and Reproduction by Jennifer Kitts, Janet Hatcher Roberts (1996)
"... worrying about her child was herself suffering from some disease, mostly anemia
and malnutrition." In an onchocerciasis hyperendemic community in ..."
4. Battling Malaria: Strengthening the U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Program by Patricia M. Graves, Myron M. Levine (2006)
"/In Bardera in 1993 where malaria is hyperendemic: 53/490 cases in Marines.
* Attack rate (June-September 2002) 52.4/1000/year. ..."
5. Health Information for International Travel by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Hepatitis B is hyperendemic. Poliomyelitis (also a food-borne and water- borne
disease) is endemic in most countries except in Cape Verde, Comoros, ..."
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