SMALL RUMINANT POPULATION (goat-sheep): 1.441.364 - 1.819.149

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION FIRST/LAST OUTBREAK: PPR was first reported in Cote d’Ivoire in 1942. The disease remains endemic in the country.

CONTROL ACTIVITIES: PPR vaccination campaigns are taking place on ad hoc basis. The country has been supported to develop their PPR National Strategic Plan in 2018 in accordance with the PPR Global Eradication Programme

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Sheep farming is divided in 3 well-differentiated production systems as traditional or family type (it holds 99.35% of the national herds), semi-intensive and intensive. Goat farming is mainly based on traditional system with wandering animals mainly. Since the traditional system is predominant very little veterinarian monitoring is possible resulting in high rates of mortality.

SMALL RUMINANT POPULATION (goat-sheep): 302.990 - 143.983

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION FIRST/LAST OUTBREAK: PPR is endemic in all parts of the country.

CONTROL ACTIVITIES: Nationwide vaccination campaign supported by VACNADA, WAAPP and FASDEP DLS. 175,409 animals vaccinated in 2015. National Strategic Plan developed and validated in September 2017.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Extensive pasture-based form of rearing of which 89% of rural households rear at least one small ruminant (average flock size: 6 animals) 74% of goats and 47% of sheep are managed by women.

SMALL RUMINANT POPULATION (goat-sheep): 6. 352.000 - 4.522.000 (data from FAOSTAT 2016)

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION FIRST/LAST OUTBREAK: Since it first occurrence in 1976, PPR is endemic in the country.

CONTROL ACTIVITIES: 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.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Free-ranging or semi-intensive system of rearing but in general sheep and goats move from the three northern regions to the southern markets.

SMALL RUMINANT POPULATION (goat-sheep): 1.957.699 - 1.57.074

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION FIRST/LAST OUTBREAK: PPR was first suspected in Guinea in 1989. From 2011 to 2014 several outbreaks reported. Since 2018, the disease spread in new provinces: Faranah, Fria, Siguiri, Dinguiraye, Dalaba, Koundara, Koubia, Guéckédou, Yomou et Mandiana.

CONTROL ACTIVITIES: Annual vaccination campaign running each year since 2011 but with limited number of animals vaccinated.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Livestock farming is characterized by heterogeneous farming systems: semi-familiar farming (10 to 20 sheep and goats); semi-pastoral farming: large scale pastoral farming and extensive semi-improved livestock farming mainly found around urban centers.

SMALL RUMINANT POPULATION (goat-sheep): 649.084 - 304.745

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION FIRST/LAST OUTBREAK: : PPR first report in 1989 is endemic in the country. National Epidemiological Surveillance Network (RENAVE) composed by 14 epidemiological surveillance posts installed in the various strategic points within national territory but resources are very limited.

CONTROL ACTIVITIES: National Strategic Plan developed but PPR vaccinations conducted on ad hoc basis and supported by projects.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Husbandry system changes according with the agro-ecological area: In-land plateaus (north-east region) the predominant production system is the agro-pastoral system practiced by the Peules and Mandingue (Muslim) populations, which is a combination of cattle breeding and small ruminants; Maritime side here breeding is basically sedentary and less prevalent. Flocks are smaller, composed mainly of short-cycle species (pigs, muttons and goats). Intermediate zone (Cacheu, Bolama and Bijagos region) more diversified animal species with a higher number of animals per family compare to maritime side. In general traditional wandering and often transhumant is the main breeding system used (animals normally move from east to the north and south of the country).