AHS - Rinderpest virus

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Disease name	Rinderpest virus
Animal Health Law Category if applicable	E, D, A
Species affected	Multiple(not specified)
Description	Rinderpest, also known of cattle plague, is a highly contagious disease of cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals. Clinical signs include fever, depression, erosive lesions in the mouth, ocular and nasal discharges, diarrhoea and death.
Status in Ireland	Absent - WOAH declared eradicated worldwide 2011
Date of Last known case of disease in Ireland	1866
DAFM Division Responsible	NDCC
Contact	ndcc@agriculture.gov.ie
Legislation	S.I. No. 130/2016 - Notification and Control of Diseases affecting Terrestrial Animals (No. 2) Regulations 2016. (irishstatutebook.ie)
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Notifiable in Ireland	Yes
WOAH Listed	Yes
WOAH Link	https://www.woah.org/en/disease/rinderpest/
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Rinderpest virus

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