Now that this infection has been eradicated from the animal kingdom, the only way a rinderpest outbreak could occur is if it were accidentally released from a laboratory, or if someone decided to use it maliciously. To prevent this from happening, OIE Member Countries committed themselves (throughthe unanimous adoption of a Resolution) to destroying remaining stocks of rinderpest material or ensuring that they are safely stored (otherwise known as sequestration) in a minimum number of approvedhigh-containment facilities . However, rinderpest material remains stored in an unacceptably high number of laboratories worldwide, and the higher the number of laboratories holding this material, the greater the risk of an accident or malicious release.
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