tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post9020173790538563736..comments2024-03-03T13:36:10.569-05:00Comments on The Dog Zombie: Goodbye rinderpestThe Dog Zombiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242246213147009685noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-83397167179175840412010-10-18T04:43:48.272-04:002010-10-18T04:43:48.272-04:00Great point about the One Health initiative, the e...Great point about the One Health initiative, the eradication of Rinderpest is an excellent example of the interplay between advances in human and veterinary medicine.<br /><br />From the early efforts of Koch, Theiler, and Watkins-Pitchford, to the breakthroughs of Edwards, Plowright and Ferris, the development of a vaccine for Rinderpest depended on scientists and veterinarians working together. I've discussed this work briefly at: http://speakingofresearch.com/2010/10/15/%E2%80%9Cthe-biggest-achievement-of-veterinary-history%E2%80%9D/<br /><br />Of course an effective vaccine was only the beginning, monitoring herds and administering the vaccine to domesticated and wild animals to prevent, and ultimately eradicate, Rinderpest required the dedicated effoerts of thousands of veterinarians and farmers.<br /><br />Lets hope that within the next decade we will see a similar announcement about Polio!Paul Brownehttp://www.speakingofresearch.com/news/noreply@blogger.com