Peste des petits ruminants

Lebanon

SMALL RUMINANT POPULATION (goat-sheep): 516.014 - 450.805
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION FIRST/LAST OUTBREAK: PPR is a notifiable disease and its surveillance and control are included in a 5 year strategic plan (2010-2015). Last outbreak was in 1997, no cases of PPR have been reported since then. Early warning and awareness programs have been implemented.
CONTROL ACTIVITIES: PPR vaccination campaign has been running since 2009, yearly.