Rinderpest and its eradication
This book tells the story of rinderpest and its eradication. The focus is on the international coordination that came together after the Second World War in the confident belief that, with vaccines available, the eradication of rinderpest was a practical possibility. In both Africa and South Asia, beginning in the 1960s, there was an initial dramatic success through the coordinated vaccination of cattle across the continents. Unfortunately, follow-up measures could not prevent the return of epidemic rinderpest, albeit to a lesser extent. Chastened by failure, the international community refocused with renewed energy to achieve eradication. The vaccination programmes broadened to reflect a multidisciplinary approach to disease eradication. FAO and the OIE, together with international aid agencies, coordinated policy with the nation states and guided implementation of the era¬dication programmes until success was achieved.
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Taylor W.E., Gibbs E.P.J., Bandyopadhyay S.K., Pastoret P-P., Atang P. (2022). Rinderpest and its eradication. Paris, OIE and FAO. https://doi.org/10.20506/9789295115606.
Year of publication : 2022
Place of publication : Paris, France;
Pages : #836 p.
ISBN:978-92-5-136090-3
Author : Taylor, W.E.; Gibbs, E.P.J.; Bandyopadhyay, S.K.; Pastoret, P.-P.; Atang, P.;
Publisher : OIE; FAO;
