Giuseppe
Emeritus
Scientists eradicate rinderpest virus
[Source: Guardian, View Original Article. 10/14/10.]
Elimination of virus that causes deadly cattle plague makes rinderpest only the second viral disease in history to have been wiped out by humans
Scientists have eradicated a killer virus in the wild, only the second time such a feat has been achieved in human history.
Researchers at the UN said today that rinderpest, a virus that causes devastating cattle plague, has been wiped out, the first time such an announcement has been made since the end of smallpox more than 30 years ago.
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Ian Sample
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[Source: Guardian, View Original Article. 10/14/10.]
Elimination of virus that causes deadly cattle plague makes rinderpest only the second viral disease in history to have been wiped out by humans
Scientists have eradicated a killer virus in the wild, only the second time such a feat has been achieved in human history.
Researchers at the UN said today that rinderpest, a virus that causes devastating cattle plague, has been wiped out, the first time such an announcement has been made since the end of smallpox more than 30 years ago.
(...)
Ian Sample
guardian.co.uk ? Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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