Disease Eradication
For reasons linked to animal and human health, controlling animal diseases is one of WOAH’s key objectives. Additional objectives are to preserve the subsistence of certain populations, to reduce poverty, and to support the economy and protect international trade.
Global strategies for the control and/or eradication of animal diseases
The eradication of Rinderpest in 2011, the first animal disease eradicated from the globe, remains an example which has served as a basis for certain strategies currently undertaken by WOAH and its partners.
Diseases with an eradication strategy:
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Listed Diseases
African swine fever
Type of animals Terrestrials, Swine -
Listed Diseases
Bovine tuberculosis
Type of animals Terrestrials, Bovine -
Listed Diseases, With Official Disease Status
Foot and mouth disease
Type of animals Terrestrials, Multiple species -
Listed Diseases, With Official Disease Status
Peste des petits ruminants
Type of animals Terrestrials, Sheep and goats -
Listed Diseases
Rabies
Type of animals Terrestrials, Multiple species