| plus ça change ... from rinderpest to bovine spongiform encephalopathy. | cattle plague (rinderpest) caused serious loss of cattle in europe up to the beginning of the 20th century. effective control measures were developed in the 18th century by lancisi in italy and vicq d'azyr in france long before the viral nature of the disease was understood. similar measures are used to control bse, which unlike rinderpest, also infects man. much can be learned from earlier work on such problems as failure to notify outbreaks, inadequate application or deliberate evasion of cont ... | 1999 | 10633340 |