BINTANG TIMOR Surabaya – Wednesday Edition, April 18, 1866
Description
Rinderpest[1] Disease
Thousands of cattle in several areas of the Netherlands have contracted an infectious animal disease. It's called the pestilence. Reports came from various regions, including from the City of Zuid, Utrecht, and from the northern part of the Netherlands. The disease is highly contagious and has caused the death of thousands of cows. The only way to break the chain of the spread of this disease is to kill the infected cows. In the city of Zuid alone, since the outbreak of the epidemic until around February 18, the total number of infected cattle has reached 36.434, with 11.843 deaths and 8.678 were killed.
[1] Rinderpest is an acute and deadly infectious disease for cow or buffalo, caused by a virus, with symptoms of high fever, diarrhea, and skin sores. This disease can cause the death of up to 90 percent of cattle.