Peste des petits ruminants

Congo

SMALL RUMINANT POPULATION (goat-sheep): 119.633 - 90.528
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION FIRST/LAST OUTBREAK: First outbreak in 2005
CONTROL ACTIVITIES: Four PPR vaccination campaigns have been conducted so far between 2007 and 2015 and the incidence of the disease has been considerably reduced. Between 2010 and 2014 reported outbreaks decreased from 78 to 1. National Strategic Plan has been drafted in accordance with the PPR Global Eradication Programme.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Livestock farming system is mainly traditional.