Rinderpest: A Disease of the Past, and a Present Threat

Mariana Marrana; Muhammad Javed Arshed; Mo Salman

doi:10.1016/j.cvfa.2024.01.008

Rinderpest: A Disease of the Past, and a Present Threat

Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2024 Mar 6:S0749-0720(24)00010-0. doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2024.01.008. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Mariana Marrana¹, Muhammad Javed Arshed², Mo Salman³

Affiliations

¹ Preparedness and Resilience Department, World Organisation for Animal Health, 12 Rue de Prony, Paris 75017, France.
² Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy.
³ Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy; Animal Population Health Institute of College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Mail stop 1644, APHI, CVMBS, CSU, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1644, USA. Electronic address: mo.salman@colostate.edu.

PMID: 38453548
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2024.01.008

Abstract

Rinderpest is a highly contagious viral disease that affects ungulates such as cattle, buffalo, yak, and various wildlife species, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. The global eradication of rinderpest was successfully accomplished in 2011 through extensive vaccination efforts. Today, safeguarding against the re-emergence of rinderpest in animal populations is paramount. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Organization for Animal Health are entrusted through a series of resolutions with the responsibility to prevent the re-emergence of rinderpest in animals.

Keywords: Biothreat; Bovine diseases; Eradicated pathogen; Rinderpest; Transboundary animal diseases.

Publication types

Review