A three-stage “OIE Rinderpest Pathway” for countries to be officially recognized as free from the disease by the OIE was initially launched in 1989 and in 1994, implemented in parallel with ...

Kazuaki Miyagishima, virus-containing materials with insufficient levels of bio-security The UN's food agency FAO and the OIE (Animal health organization) called on countries on to comply with a ...

Researchers suggest that a rinderpest epidemic (an infectious viral disease that affects cattle) had decimated local herbivore populations, leaving them with fewer prey options. Additionally ...

The presence of ovine rinderpest, also commonly known as peste des petits ruminants (PPR) has been detected by the laboratory of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) in Zala county. The ...

In October 2024, the government launched a national campaign to vaccinate livestock across the country against diseases affecting cattle and sheep. President William Ruto played a pivotal role in ...

Almost every state in the U.S. mandates a rabies vaccine for dogs. Not vaccinating a dog against rabies is a crime. But ...

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 ...