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Early methods of surveillance and control for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
1Office International des Epizooties, Paris, France.
Abstract:
From the many existing documents on the history of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, it is possible to describe the practical measures adopted for disease surveillance and control from ancient times until the 19th century. Surveillance was based on diagnosis, post-mortem examination, animal inoculation and also on knowledge of the conditions under which infection occurred: aetiology, pathogenesis, mode of infection, susceptible species, virulent material, incubation period, etc. The historical facts are assembled and compared, with comments on each of these points. Control was based upon the application of health control measures or vaccination. A study of these two procedures makes it possible to compare their efficacy and to describe the principal steps in their implementation.
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