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DocumentRenforcement des moyens d’existence à travers le contrôle de la peste des petits ruminants-TCP/INT/3503 2017Avec près de 70 pour cent de la population mondiale de moutons et de chèvres exposée à des risque d’infection par la Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), il est nécessaire de déployer des efforts considérables pour consolider les moyens de subsistance, la nutrition et la sécurité alimentaire de millions d’éleveurs, en particulier en Asie et en Afrique. C’est dans ce contexte que le projet a contribué à combler les lacunes des stratégies existantes de lutte contre la maladie et en a appuyé de nouvel les en Afrique de l'Ouest, en Afrique centrale, en Afrique du Nord et en Asie centrale. Il a également examiné et mis à jour la stratégie sous-régionale pour l'Asie du Sud-Est.
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ProjectStrengthening Capacities for the Prevention of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in Eritrea - TCP/ERI/3607 2021
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No results found.In Eritrea, 75 percent of the population is engaged in livelihood activities within the agriculture, animal husbandry and fishing sectors, which account for 16 9 percent of the gross domestic product ( and 20 30 percent of export commodities Across the country’s six agro ecological zones, livestock rearing practices are variable, although cattle 71 percent), sheep 50 percent) and goats 60 percent) are predominantly raised in the western lowlands The livestock sector alone accounts for 39 percent of the agricultural GDP and 4 6 percent of the national GDP Peste des Petits Ruminants ( poses a major threat to sheep and goat production in Eritrea The disease was first confirmed in 1993 and, since its initial incursion in the Tsorona region, PPR outbreaks have caused extensive concerns across the country Critically, in newly infected areas, mortality rates have been estimated to reach as high as 90 percent In 2014 17 outbreaks were reported and the frequency of outbreaks were on the rise In response to the 2014 epidemic, 501 300 animals were vaccinated, but this only represented less than 8 percent of the national population, while the recommended target by the FAO/OIE Global Strategy for the Control and Eradication of PPR is 75 percent Recent assessments have indicated that PPR is often misdiagnosed and under reported by pastoralists, the national laboratory capacity for PPR diagnosis is limited, the national PPR surveillance system requires strengthening and preventing the spread of PPR will require more effective post vaccination evaluation The presence and threat of PPR affects the livelihood and food security of the Eritrean population Not only does it have direct effects on animal rearing production levels, it influences economic activities, such as trade, which take place beyond the level of daily activities performed by sheep and goat farmers In an effort to move closer toward PPR eradication, the project aims to strengthen the national capacity of Eritrea to prevent and control threats posed by the disease. -
Book (stand-alone)Supporting livelihoods and building resilience through peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and small ruminant diseases control 2013
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No results found.This present document is intended to share the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO’s) position on PPR and small ruminant disease control and to outline the preliminary steps necessary for initiating regional approaches and later global initiatives while identifying appropriate partnerships to drive and implement the required activities.
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