SMALL RUMINANT POPULATION (goat-sheep): 3.100.000 - 103.310

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION FIRST/LAST OUTBREAK: PPR never reported.

CONTROL ACTIVITIES: No vaccination programme has ever been implemented in Zambia. In May 2015 a sero-surveillance has been undertake to identify PPR high-risk districts from 5 provinces. A total of 1317 samples were collected. 8 areas resulted positive. Despite positive results there haven’t been clinical case of PPR reported so far from the country. Additional laboratory screening have not detected any ABs against PPR in animals tested in the same area previously found seropositive.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Small ruminant production is a key component of rural livelihood and plays an important role in socio-economic development. The majority of small ruminant are kept from small scale farmers. Their production has steadily increased playing an important role in socio-economic development contributing to household food and nutritional security.