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Which of the colonial powers brought the dreadful disease of Rinderpest to Africa ?
Which of the colonial powers brought the dreadful disease of Rinderpest to Africa ?
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The correct option is D Italy
Italy brought the dreadful disease of Rinderpest to Africa. There
was a large scale infection in Africa that caused major changes to animal life.
Rinderpest entered in 1887 at Massawa from Indian cattle for the Italian army.
Rinderpest swept from the Horn of Africa west to the Atlantic and south to the Cape
of Good Hope. Ethiopia lost 95% of their cattle and most of the human
population starved to death.
Italy brought the dreadful disease of Rinderpest to Africa. There was a large scale infection in Africa that caused major changes to animal life. Rinderpest entered in 1887 at Massawa from Indian cattle for the Italian army. Rinderpest swept from the Horn of Africa west to the Atlantic and south to the Cape of Good Hope. Ethiopia lost 95% of their cattle and most of the human population starved to death.
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