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Global Rinderpest Action Plan

Rinderpest is eradicated but not forgotten

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 85 p.

Author Myers, L., Metwally, S., Marrana, M., Stoffel, C., Ismayilova, G., Brand, Tianna

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-131033-5

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) declared in 2011 the global eradication of rinderpest and resolved to implement follow-up measures to maintain world freedom from the disease. Rinderpest is the only animal disease that has been globally eradicated. The greatest risk for rinderpest (RP) re-emergence is the release, whether intentional or unintentional, of infectious material from a Rinderpest Holding Facility (RHF) among susceptible animal populations. The re-emergence of disease would be a global animal health emergency, leading to the loss of global disease freedom and threatening livelihoods, food security, international trade and national economies. The Global Rinderpest Action Plan (GRAP) aims to ensure continued global freedom from rinderpest by outlining the actions necessary to prepare for, respond to and recover from a RP outbreak.

Last updated date 24/04/2020.

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Myers, L., Metwally, S., Marrana, M., Stoffel, C., Ismayilova, G., Brand, Tianna. 2018. Global Rinderpest Action Plan – Rinderpest is eradicated but not forgotten. Rome, FAO and OIE.

https://doi.org/10.4060/ca1965en

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