India has joined an elite global group dedicated to the containment of the Rinderpest virus, commonly referred to as "cattle ...

Today, the virus exists in only two laboratories in the United States and Russia, though there is consistent pressure to have even those destroyed. Now it's the turn of rinderpest virus.

The rinderpest virus is the second virus to have been eliminated by humans, according to a BBC report. A virus that affected cattle, domestic buffalo, and some species of wildlife, it was quite ...

Scientists have eradicated a killer virus in the wild, only the second time such a feat has been achieved in human history.

Rinderpest, once known as “cattle plague,” was one of the deadliest livestock diseases before its global eradication in 2011.

The designation of ICAR-NIHSAD as a Category A RHF is a testament to the country’s continued leadership in safeguarding global animal health.

Once dubbed the “cattle plague”, Rinderpest was one of the most virulent livestock diseases in human history, responsible for decimating millions of cattle and buffalo globally.

ICAR-NIHSAD Bhopal designated as a Category A Rinderpest Holding Facility by FAO & WOAH, one of six globally. Secures rinderpest virus material, ensuring global disease freedom.

The ICAR-NIHSAD in Bhopal has been recognized as a Category A Rinderpest Holding Facility by the World Organisation for Animal Health and FAO. This designation, announced during the WOAH General ...

Takematsu and Morimoto1 have reported cultivation of lapinized rinderpest virus in roller-tube cultures of rabbit lymph node, spleen and bone marrow; but details are not available to us, and it is ...

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Image Credit: pinkeyes/Shutterstock.com. Viral Extinction and The Influenza Virus. Virologists have discovered that in the case of persistent viruses that infect humans, such as the influenza ...