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Rinderpest

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Eradicated viral disease in cattle, similar to measles in humans.

A viral disease caused by the rinderpest virus, eradicated in 2011, affecting cattle with symptoms similar to measles in humans. WHO explains that rinderpest was eradicated through global vaccination campaigns, a major success in veterinary public health, with no human cases.