Officially known as ovine rinderpest or 'peste des petits ruminants ... In Greece, where the outbreak was first reported in July, over 10,000 sheep were culled last month to combat the disease.

Plagues of rinderpest killed hundreds of millions of cattle in Europe, Asia and Africa. An outbreak of rinderpest in imported animals in Belgium in 1920 was the impetus for international ...

Global Rinderpest eradication: an important success in combating ... rapid diagnosis and early response are important means and tools to address or even prevent outbreaks, and to plan the containment ...