Peste des petits ruminants (PPR)

PPR remains one of the factors limiting the development of the African continent. In 2015 the Strategy for the eradication of this disease  proposed by FAO and OIE was approved by 200 countries. To support global efforts, gaps in existing research need to be identified and addressed. The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), with the support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development and The European Commission (IFAD-EC), is implementing a research project to support ongoing efforts to control and eradicate PPR on a global scale. 

The ECO-PPR project

Will take place in 3 countries of East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania) and West Africa (Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso) with the objective of providing research support for the control and the eradication of the disease. The project relies on the collaboration of experts in epidemiology, virology, sociology, economics and modeling to gain a global vision of the causes and effects of the disease. CIRAD is part of the Consortium with a role of coordinating activities in West Africa and also participating in the activities of quantitative and participatory modeling, molecular epidemiology and risk mapping.

A first meeting between the partners

Was held in Ouagadougou on 25-27 June 2019, between the partners of West Africa (ISRA -Senegal, LCV -Mali, CIRDES-Burkina Faso) CIRAD and ILRI. The objective was to review the state of the research on PPR in West Africa, in consultation with key stakeholders and validate the research activities of the project. During the workshop, representatives of other projects in the area, including PRAPS PADEL, and International and Regional Institutions, FAO and ECOWAS, intervened to give their perspectives and advice

Our team Astre unit

Is involved and participates through our colleagues Andrea Apolloni, Raphael Duboz, Adama Diallo, and Gabriel Poujol.