The same chemical was also used to fight parasites and reduce the odors during cholera and cattle plague.
From the en.wikipedia.org
By around 3,000 BC, a cattle plague had reached Egypt, and later Rinderpest spread throughout the remainder of Africa, following European colonization.
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It's not easy doing scientific research on a deadly cattle plague when some of the major stakeholders are armed warlords who own thousands of cows.
From the newscientist.com
It's not a human disease, but that hardly matters, as the cattle plague rinderpest has arguably caused people more misery, poverty and death than most human diseases, especially in Africa.
From the newscientist.com
Alien weeds like spotted knapweed, star thistle and cheat grass reduce the quality of rangeland for grazing cattle, while fungi and insects plague both croplands and forest trees.
From the sciencedaily.com
He cites many forms of evidence including the fact that meat from infected cattle was known to have been sold in many rural English areas prior to the onset of the plague.