Presentation by Guy Ilboudo, Abel Sènabgè Biguezoton, Cheick Abou Kounta Sidibé, Modou Moustapha Lo, Zoë Campbell and Michel Dione at the 6th Peste des Petits Ruminants Global Research and Expertise Networks (PPR-GREN) annual meeting, Bengaluru, India, 28–30 November 2023.

1. Small ruminant keepers’
knowledge, attitudes, and
practices towards peste des petits
ruminants and its control in West
Africa: Case studies from Burkina
Faso, Mali and Senegal
6th PPR Global Research and Expertise Network (PPR-GREN) annual meeting
Bengaluru, India, 28–30 November 2023
Guy Ilboudo1, Abel Sènabgè Biguezoton2, Cheick Abou Kounta Sidibé 3,
Modou Moustapha Lo4, Zoë Campbell5 and Michel Dione 6
1ILRI, Burkina Faso, 2 Centre international de Recherche-Développement sur l’Elevage en zone
Subhumide, Burkina Faso; 3 Laboratoire Central Vétérinaire, Mali; 4 Institut Sénégalais de
Recherche Agricole, Senegal; 5 ILRI, Kenya; 6 ILRI, Senegal

2. 6th PPR-GREN Meeting 28th-30th November 2023
Poster Highlights
Burkina Faso Mali Senegal
Have you heard about PPR disease ?
Yes 1199 (81%) 992 (67%) 136 (92%)
No 289 (19%) 499 (34%) 127 (9%)
Many small ruminant keepers
have heard about PPR in the 3
countries….
…. But most of them do not
recognize main PPR clinical signs
Fig 1: How do you recognize PPR? (% respondents)
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.25
0.3
0.35
0.4
0.45
0.5
Burkina Faso Mali Senegal
Don't know Nose discharge Diarrhea Eye discharge
Others Coughing Oral erosion Sudden death
Weight loss Difficult breathing Abortion

3. 6th PPR-GREN Meeting 28th-30th November 2023
…. small ruminant keepers do apply the basic measures in case of PPR
suspicion : isolate sick animals, use of antibiotics to prevent small
ruminant diseases, etc…
Poster Highlights
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
Burkina Faso Mali Senegal
Veterinarian Vaccinate ModernMed
Isolate Nothing Neighbour
TraditionalMed Other Sell
Fig 3: What do you do if you suspect PPR in your flock?
(% respondents)
Fig 3: What do you do to prevent small ruminant disease? (% respondents)
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8
Burkina Faso
Mali
Senegal
Herbal Nothing Other
Nutritional suplementation Dewormings Antibiotics
Vaccination

4. 6th PPR-GREN Meeting 28th-30th November 2023
Highest knowledge of PPR
vaccine was reported in Burkina
Faso
Need for increasing
awareness regarding PPR
and control strategies
amongst livestock keepers.
Poster Highlights
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
Senegal Mali Burkina Faso
Yes No

5. 6th PPR-GREN Meeting 28th-30th November 2023
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Acknowledgements

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