I have been theorycrafting a bit. And my Idea of an Outbreak has taken bait. Please read through the comments and contribute to this thread on the RSI Website.
https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/171504/outbreak-event-plot
Also I was informed by one of the forum comments that there will already be a fever.Please have a look and read this article.
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/13499-News-Update-Kaizen