Sierra Leone: Halting a sheep and goat plague outbreak to protect livelihoods

A Sierra Leone Red Cross Society volunteer helps local animal health authorities to conduct vaccination of animals against peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in Kambia.

When an outbreak of peste des petits ruminants (PPR)—also known as sheep and goat plague—threatened to wipe out people’s livelihoods in Kamasasa village, Sierra Leone, quick detection and action from trained Sierra Leone Red Cross Society volunteers and local authorities stopped the spread of disease and minimized its damage on the community.

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