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FAO Announces Eradication Of Cattle Plague, Second Disease Since Smallpox Elimination
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday in Rome announced the eradication of the cattle disease rinderpest, "the only other disease besides smallpox to achieve the gone-for-good status," HealthKey/Los Angeles Times' "Booster Shots" blog reports (Cevallos, 6/28).
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