hyperendemic
adjective
hy·per·en·dem·ic
ˌhī-pər-en-ˈde-mik 
-in-
1
: exhibiting a high and continued incidence
hyperendemic malaria
2
: marked by hyperendemic disease
a hyperendemic area of tuberculosis
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hyperendemic
adjective
hy·per·en·dem·ic
-en-ˈdem-ik, -in-
1
: exhibiting a high and continued incidence
—used chiefly of human diseases
hyperendemic malaria
2
: marked by hyperendemic disease
—used of geographic areas
a hyperendemic focus of plague
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