Rinderpest Disease

01/12/2021

This series on rinderpest, aims to improve knowledge and capacities to suspect and rapidly identify and control an outbreak if re-emergence occurs.

 

1. Rinderpest Disease Recognition

The course provides an overview of rinderpest eradication and illustrates the consequences of a possible re-emergence. It also describes the disease etiology and epidemiology, clinical signs, post-mortem findings and differential diagnosis.

2. The Global Rinderpest Action Plan

The course provides an overview of the Global Rinderpest Action Plan (GRAP) and the five stages of rinderpest emergency management – prepare, prevent, detect, respond, and recover. The course illustrates the GRAP’s framework, actions and responsibilities, at the national, regional, and international levels, thereby ensuring continued global freedom from rinderpest.