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Post rinderpest eradication campaign

Year of publication 2017

Pages 2p.

Author FCC-EMPRES

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

ISBN No ISBN

Edition 3

Synopsis (short abstract) Rinderpest is a highly contagious disease that, throughout history, has resulted in the mortality of hundreds of millions of livestock and has caused significant disruption and damage to agricultural supply chains throughout the world. FAO, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and regional partners implemented the Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme, which brought an end to the disease in 2011. Rinderpest is the first animal disease to be eradicated worldwide.

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