The Epidemiology of Peste des Petits Ruminant of Small Ruminants in Sierra Leone

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a major constraint to the productivity of small in Sierra Leone. The survey aimed investigate prevalence Petits Ruminants and create awareness among livestock farmers on dangers disease sector study districts. sampling frame was rearing households Leone 298 were included study. A multi-stage utilized for selection individual households. First purposive five districts, then random chiefdoms, sections, ruminant village/locality respectively. Structured questionnaires developed administered selected each locality/village. Data collected entered into CSEntry using tablets later imported stored SPSS (version 21). Males are dominant household heads most them went through non-formal system education. Goats, chickens, sheep, predominant reared by Many respondents can identify clinical signs symptoms PPR, reported incident their farms. Free range management dries uncontrolled movement animals along borderlines main sources PPR outbreaks. unavailability vaccines drugs principal problem hindering control programmes localities. Though owners aware morbidity mortality effects disease, they have little knowledge preventive treatment measures