Risk factors and socio-economic effects associated with spread of Peste des petits ruminants in Turkana district, Kenya
Abstract
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Peste des petit ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious,
infectious and often fatal disease of sheep, goats and small
wild ruminants. In Kenya PPR was first suspected in 1992 and
confirmed in Turkana District in 2007. Turkana community
livelihoods were devastated following the loss of small stock
due to the disease. The Government of Kenya estimated annual
losses of over US$ 13 million during the 2007-2008 outbreaks.
The disease is relatively new in Kenya. Thus, the extents of
the disease socio-economic impacts as well as the risk factors
that are responsible for its introduction and spread in Kenya
remain poorly understood.
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