Peste des petits ruminants

Ghana

POPULATION DE PETITS RUMINANTS (caprins-ovins): 6. 352.000 - 4.522.000 (data from FAOSTAT 2016)
SITUATION ÉPIDÉMIOLOGIQUE: PREMIÈRE/DERNIÈRE APPARITION DE LA MALADIE: Since it first occurrence in 1976, PPR is endemic in the country.
ACTIVITÉS DE CONTRÔLE: PPR Surveillance happens on different level: at community level where is based on clinical signs, at district level where samples are collected, at Regional level samples are packed and sent and at National level diagnosis is done with feedback to the field.
INFORMATIONS COMPLÉMENTAIRES: Free-ranging or semi-intensive system of rearing but in general sheep and goats move from the three northern regions to the southern markets.