With intensive vaccinations,
rinderpest was completely wiped out, not only in Africa but globally in 2011.
It's raining viruses everyday
(16.) It may be that this initiative failed largely because of the
Rinderpest, which decimated the store of capital which formed the basis for many who would have otherwise invested in the Basuto Pioneer Trading Company.
Thomas Mofolo: the man, the writer and his contexts
Veterinary science; environment;
rinderpest; local knowledge; livestock; zoonoses; veterinary regulations.
Environmental and veterinary history--some themes and suggested ways forward
Understanding the roots of the Namibian war and genocide should be refocused to begin at the onset of the 1897
rinderpest episode.
Determinism to agency: exploring environmental origins and reciprocal models of genocide in Rwanda and Namibia
PPRV is an RNA virus, which is closely related to the measles,
rinderpest, and distemper viruses [10].
A qualitative assessment of the risk of introducing Peste des petits ruminants into northern Zambia from Tanzania
The British went to war with Afrikaners, the devastating cattle epidemic
rinderpest spread across the land, and the Zulu king Dinuzulu returned from exile.
The Other Zulus: The Spread of Zulu Ethnicity in Colonial South Africa
ILLNESS and deaths from most vaccine-preventable diseases targeted since 1980 have declined by 80% or more because of widespread vaccination - but only smallpox and the little known animal disease
rinderpest have been successfully wiped out.
Vaccine programme works to rid world of polio forever; It is shocking to know that only two diseases in the world have actually been eradicated, Cathy Owen looks at what is being done worldwide to combat illnesses to improve the world's health in the future
Others describe the town of Schoemansdal; prospectors; railway lines; transportation, including the role of Alois Hugo Nellmapius and the influence of tsetse flies, malaria, and the
rinderpest epidemic on development; the demarcation of the border between Mozambique and South Africa; game conservation and the proclamation of the Sabie Game Reserve; the war with the British Empire; the early evolution and development of the reserve and park, including the first rangers and ranger posts; quests for buried treasures; graves; Crooks Corner; the role of the Witwatersrand Native Labour Association; early supporters and benefactors; and memorials.
A cameo from the past; the prehistory and early history of the Kruger National Park
His account of his subsequent life there covers many of the threats that the conservation park has faced, including
rinderpest, a viral disease that attacks ungulate populations; the depredations of the armed poachers and bandits (Idi Amin's legacy to East Africa) who terrorised the region during the 1980s; the occasional rogue lion or leopard--'There is something sinister about man-eaters,' Sinclair observes, with commendable understatement--and the plans for a major trunk road through the northern Serengeti.
Serengeti Story: Life and Science in the World's Greatest Wildlife Region
Diseases such as smallpox in humans and
rinderpest in cattle have been eradicated, and other diseases such as poliomyelitis and tetanus are now rare as a result of vaccination.
South African HIV-1 vaccine candidates--the journey from the bench to clinical trials
As a byproduct of beef industry, FBS supply is complicated by health concern such as BSE (bovine spongiform encephalitis), FMD (foot and mouth disease) and
rinderpest, to name a few (Invitrogen online).
Serum in mammalian cell culture: weighing the challenges of bioprocessing, ethics and animal welfare
Rinderpest was caused by a virus similar to the one that causes measles.
Good extincts
Protection against
rinderpest disease: a vaccinated and challenge study in Angus calves.
Effects of PPR vaccine on goat haematology in Tangail district of Bangladesh
Joining forces with UN agencies is the most efficient recipe, which already created success stories, such as the eradication of
rinderpest this year," said the Cmmissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs.
FIGHT AGAINST FOOD INSECURITY : COMMISSION AND UN STRENGTHEN COOPERATION
For strengthening livestock services for livestock disease control in the country and eradication of
rinderpest across the country it has also proposed an allocation of Rs 8.053 million in the PSDP 2010-11 against the total estimated cost of Rs 1992.660 million.
PSDP 2010-11 : Govt proposes Rs 1,075 million for livestock, dairy development