Common use of Epidemic Clause in Contracts

Epidemic. The occurrence of more cases than expected of a disease or other health condition in a given area or among a specific group of persons during a particular period, and declared as such by the World Health Organization (WHO), or the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Latin America, or the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), or a local government or equivalent body (i.e. local ministry of health) where the epidemic is developing. Usually, the cases are presumed to have a common cause or to be related to one another in some way.