Rinderpest and Peste des Petits Ruminants: Virus Plagues of Large and Small Ruminants (Biology of Animal Infections)

by ThomasBarrett (Editor), WilliamP.Taylor (Author), Paul-PierrePastoret (Editor)

• New

  Hardcover
  2005

  $79.91

  Rinderpest, one of the great historic plagues, was introduced with devastating effect into Africa towards the end of the 19th century. Its causative agent, rinderpest virus, a morbillivirus very closely related to human measles virus, decimates the cattle population. This title offers the history of Rinderpest, vaccines and vaccination.