“Rinderpest has been one of the top priorities of FAO in its quest to defeat hunger and improve lives through agriculture” said Ann Tutwiler, FAO Deputy Director-General (Knowledge).

The first was smallpox in 1980. Less well remembered is the second, rinderpest, because it infected and killed mostly cattle and buffalo. The story of how rinderpest eradication was achieved is ...

Global Rinderpest eradication: an important success in combating animal diseases Recent epidemics of zoonotic diseases, such as Ebola and avian influenza (caused by the avian influenza virus H5N1/H7N9 ...