Uganda: How Uganda Got Rid of Rinderpest

27 September 2011
opinion

Rinderpest is a word of German origin translated as 'cattle plague' in English. It is a devastating viral cattle disease and some wildlife species such as buffaloes, giraffes and antelopes.

It is said to have killed up to 95% of the cattle population in the region today known as Uganda between 1844 and 1884 and again killed some more between 1971 and 1979.

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