title: Rinderpest in South Africa--100 years ago.
abstract: To commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of rinderpest in South Africa, the historical events leading up to and following this major epidemic are recounted. Its impact on livestock and human populations, as well as initial and eventual successful attempts to control it are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute/SAVA Veterinary History Committee, Protozoology Division, South Africa.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Heyne
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000835:Animals, Wild; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000266:history / Q000662:veterinary*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D012301:Rinderpest / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology