<p>With the current information given we <strong>do not know</strong> the reason of the outbreak. </p>

<p>This might be a potential plot point later on in the story as they do hint to trying to find out the cause, but we wont know till the manga is updated once more. Which might some while as it been on hiatus for quite some time. <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7292/is-hotd-on-hiatus-again">Is Highschool of the Dead on hiatus again?</a> </p>

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<p>In the first episode from the anime Zombie's already exist. And after finishing the anime there's still no explanation about their origins. Is the outbreak cause already revealed in the manga?</p>

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What is the cause of the zombie outbreak?
# What is the cause of the zombie outbreak?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-03-11
In the first episode from the anime Zombie's already exist. And after finishing the anime there's still no explanation about their origins. Is the outbreak cause already revealed in the manga?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-03-11. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
With the current information given we **do not know** the reason of the outbreak.

This might be a potential plot point later on in the story as they do hint to trying to find out the cause, but we wont know till the manga is updated once more. Which might some while as it been on hiatus for quite some time. [Is Highschool of the Dead on hiatus again?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7292/is-hotd-on-hiatus-again)
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