FAO animal production and health paper; No.133 Prevention and control of transboundary animal diseases: Report of the FAO Expert Consultation on the Emergency Prevention System (EMPRES) for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases (Livestock Diseases Programme) including the Blueprint for Global Rinderpest Eradiacation, Rome, Italy, 24-26 July 1996

The book discusses effective prevention and progressive control of plant and animal diseases, including especially those which are of transboundary nature, such as rinderpest, cattle tick, foot and mouth disease and desert locust