Animal Disease Component
Major transboundary livestock diseases, including Rinderpest and other epidemic animal diseases (contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, foot-and-mouth disease, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, peste de petit ruminants, rift valley fever, and lumpy skin disease). These diseases are among the most contagious and place a serious burden on the economies of the countries in which they occur.
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Desert Locust Component
The Desert Locust is an international problem due to the frequent migration of swarms across borders. Since earliest recorded history, this pest has been considered a serious threat to agricultural production in Africa, the Near East and Southwest Asia and often requires large-scale control operations.
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