Cholera virus in cattle has been destroyed

UN scientists say they have killed the deadly virus in cattle. If this is confirmed, this is the second virus after smallpox is controlled by humans.

The disease entered Africa in the late IXX century

Cholera virus is a common virus in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Asia

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said it has now stopped monitoring and studying the virus because it is basically controlled worldwide.

When cholera virus in cattle invaded Africa in the late 19th century, it killed about 80-90% of cattle in this continent.

The extermination of this virus can be seen as a major achievement in the history of veterinary science to help ensure the lives and livelihoods of millions of miserable people in the world.

John Anderson, a member of the Animal Health Research Institute (IAH), at Pirbright, United Kingdom, who participated in the program to control cholera virus in cattle, said: ' For many participants In the pandemic control program, they did not dare to think that this virus could be controlled, but in fact we did . '

FAO's latest report on cholera virus control program said: ' Since mid-2010, this virus has been giantized in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula and Africa '. . These areas are heavily damaged by this virus.

Organizations and individuals around the world are looking forward to an official statement about controlling this virus by the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) next year.

Anderson and his colleagues at IAH developed a simple way to detect sick cattle. This test is supported by the international development department, UK. Farmers can also conduct this test method and give reliable results in minutes. This method has shown high efficiency and is being popularized throughout Africa.

It was an important step forward, in order to reach the end of the program, to control the virus in Sudan and Somalia, areas that were also severely damaged by the virus.

Mike Baron, a member of IAH in an interview with BBC News , said moving into the area is still dangerous. He said: ' Experts are training locals how to detect diseases and provide vaccines. They will approach nomadic people and vaccinate the herds . "

Bovine cholera virus is one of the most damaging viruses scientists have ever known . 7 out of 10 cows will die if infected. In 1960, Walter Plowright, a veterinarian, invented a vaccine that could control this type of disease. But due to the lack of cooperation and occasional prevention, this type of disease has appeared after a while.

The success of the program is the unity of various projects to deal with the epidemic: ' It is an important achievement because it promotes human solidarity, thanks to human solidarity. do it all. It has also destroyed the epidemic that is a threat, a great terror to the life of the people, 'Baron said.