The document discusses small ruminant keepers' awareness and responses to peste des petits ruminants (PPR) disease in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Senegal. It notes that while a significant percentage of keepers have heard of PPR, many do not recognize its clinical signs, highlighting a need for improved awareness and control strategies. The findings suggest varying levels of knowledge regarding PPR vaccination and indicate that basic preventative measures are often applied.

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

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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

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…. 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…
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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

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Highest knowledge of PPR
vaccine was reported in Burkina
Faso
Need for increasing
awareness regarding PPR
and control strategies
amongst livestock keepers.
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0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
Senegal Mali Burkina Faso
Yes No

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Acknowledgements

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