the wiping out of a disease and/or of a disease causing agent; eradication of the outbreak = the elimination of a disease agent (or a pest population) after it has become established in the area of the growing host or has penetrated the host
For a region which is not officially brucellosis-free where more than 99 % of the ovine or caprine holdings are declared to be officially brucellosis (B. melitensis)-free, the frequency of checks of officially brucellosis-free ovine or caprine holdings may be extended to three years, provided that the holdings which are not officially brucellosis free are placed under official control or undergo an eradication programme.
