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Some of the Sahiwal cattle reared at Marigat Mission Hospital in Baringo. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
Are you aware that there is a deadly animal disease that was eradicated 10 years ago? Rinderpest it is. And to celebrate this great milestone, on 28 June this year, the world will gather virtually to commemorate 10 years of this great stride. This was the first animal disease in history to be declared eradicated second only to smallpox that had been declared eradicated in 1980. It was a great relief to livestock farmers who had suffered great losses during rinderpest outbreaks that littered the globe.
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