In May 2011, the FAO and the World Organisation for Animal Health announced that "rinderpest as a freely circulating viral disease has been eliminated from the world."
2011. aasta mais kuulutas FAO koos Maailma Loomade Tervise Organisatsiooniga, et "veiste katk kui vabalt leviv viirushaigus on maailmast likvideeritud".