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Smallpox was the first disease to be eradicated, what was the second (not necessarily a human ailment)?

Question #150581. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Feb 04 2024.
Originally posted Feb 04 2024 8:56 PM.

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Rinderpest.
Smallpox is one of two infectious diseases to have been eradicated, the other being rinderpest (a disease of even-toed ungulates) in 2011.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox

Rinderpest is (or was) a viral disease that affected cattle, buffalos, gaurs, antelopes, deer, giraffes, wildebeests and warthogs. Along with fever, oral problems and diarrhea, rinderpest also had a high mortality rate. Midway through the 20th century, a campaign to globally eradicate rinderpest began and the last diagnosed case was in 2001.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinderpest

Response last updated by psnz on Feb 04 2024.
Feb 04 2024, 8:57 PM
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