| an outbreak of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia in ngamiland district of north-western botswana. | an outbreak of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (cbpp) was detected in botswana in 1995 after more than half a century of freedom from the disease. lung tissues, pleural fluids, nasal swabs and serum samples were examined in laboratories in botswana, south africa and namibia and the findings were confirmed in italy. the disease was confirmed as cbpp from the gross and histopathological changes in the lungs of affected animals and by the culture of the agent of cbpp, mycoplasma mycoides subspeci ... | 1998 | 9699252 |
| cattle eradication and malnutrition in under five's: a natural experiment in botswana. | an outbreak of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (cbpp) in the northern part of botswana in 1996 was contained through eradication of all heads of cattle in ngamiland district (ngami east and west) in the period april 1996 to february 1997. this disaster posed a serious threat to those who depended on the livestock sector for sustenance and to the nutrition security of the population, especially the under five's. | 2001 | 11527511 |
| contagious bovine pleuropneumonia in botswana: experience with control, eradication, prevention and surveillance. | botswana experienced an outbreak of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (cbpp) in february 1995 after 56 years of freedom from the disease. the outbreak was confined to the north-western region of the country in the ngamiland district. cbpp was eradicated by applying the stamping-out policy that was implemented in april 1996 and resulted in the slaughter of 320 000 cattle. the botswana government compensated farmers, offering them different compensation options. by the end of 1997, the restocking ... | 2011 | 22194223 |