community transmission
noun/kəˌmjuːnəti trænzˈmɪʃn/
/kəˌmjuːnəti trænzˈmɪʃn/
(also community spread)
[uncountable]- the spread of a disease within a group of people without any obvious source of infection
- There is no evidence yet of local community transmission within the country.
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