Kenya to use local vaccines for livestock vaccination

Published 2024년 12월 17일

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The Kenyan government has announced plans for a nationwide livestock vaccination campaign to immunize 22 million cattle and 50 million sheep and goats against Foot and Mouth disease in cattle and Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in sheep and goats, starting in January 2025. These vaccines will be locally produced by the Kenya Veterinary Vaccines Production Institute (KEVEVAPI), which has been producing and exporting these vaccines to over a dozen African countries and the UAE since 1964. The government aims to eradicate these diseases to enable Kenya to trade livestock with international markets, including the European Union. The vaccination will be done for free and a coordinated approach will be taken to ensure effectiveness.

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The government has assured Kenyans that the vaccines to be used in the forthcoming nationwide livestock vaccination exercise have been produced locally by the Kenya Veterinary Vaccines Production Institute (KEVEVAPI). Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Dr. Andrew Karanja allayed fears that the vaccines will be procured from abroad, while explaining that KEVAVAPI has been producing and exporting livestock vaccines to over a dozen African countries like Uganda, and even the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “These vaccines have been tried and tested and have been in use in the country for other vaccinations, which is a testament of their safety,” said Dr. Karanja. Speaking in Nairobi during a media breakfast engagement, the CS said that Uganda has ordered from Kenya three million doses of the same vaccines, which they are using on their livestock. According to Dr. Karanja, the government intends to vaccinate around 22 million cattle and 50 million sheep and goats ...

Source: Agrifocusafrica