First, we try to prevent diseases by mass vaccinations. This is the most successful intervention strategy. There are bacterial and viral diseases which can cause disease outbreaks:
Rinderpest, a devastating viral disease, is well under control in South Sudan. Since 1998 no cases have been found. This is a result of mass vaccinations in the first instance. Since 2002 we are in the process of eradication by active disease search.
Cantagious Bovine Pleuro-Pneumonia, is a bacterial disease of cattle. Mass vaccinations are carried out to keep the disease under control.
Anthrax is in some areas prevalent and easy to control by vaccinations.
Black Quarter, a clostridial infection, can be controlled as well by vaccinations.
Food and Mouth Disease occurs in 6 different sero-types in the area and not under control. Vaccinations are expensive, not long lasting and do not cover all different sero-types.
For Sheep and Goats, Peste des Petits Ruminantes and sheep and Goat Pox cause problems and can be controlled by vaccinations.
Mange in Sheep can be controlled by treatments (ivermenctine).
In chicken Newcastle Disease can be devastating and is controlled under use of a heat-stable vaccine.
Treatments are mainly: use of de-wormers against endoparasites., treatments against ecto-parasites (ticks), treatment of Trypanosomiasis in cattle (Nagana or sleeping sickness), Wound treatments, treatments of pneumonia, foot rot, diarrhoea in young animals.
