Rinderpest is an infectious, viral disease that affects animals like cattle, domestic buffalo and other cloven-hoofed animals.
In cattle, the most susceptible species, classical signs of the disease include fever, erosive lesions in the mouth, discharge from the nose and eyes, profuse diarrhoea and dehydration, often leading to death within 10 to 15 days. In other species rinderpest may show milder clinical signs.
