Sequestration and Destruction of Rinderpest Virus-Containing Material 10 Years after Eradication.

Budke CM., Pfeiffer DU., Jones BA., Fournié G., Kim Y., Marrana M., Simmons HL.

In 2021, the world marked 10 years free from rinderpest. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and World Organisation for Animal Health have since made great strides in consolidating, sequencing, and destroying stocks of rinderpest virus-containing material, currently kept by only 14 known institutions. This progress must continue.

DOI

10.3201/eid2809.220297

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

2022-09-01T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

28

Pages

1895 - 1898

Total pages

3

Keywords

Animals, Rinderpest virus, Rinderpest, Viral Vaccines, Global Health

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