SECTION ONE

Number of reported livestock disease outbreaks

Definition/RATION/ALE – what does it measure? (max 2 lines)

Livestock is a crucial part of pastoral and agro-pastoralists. Livestock diseases can be a be detrimental to a HHs ability to access livelihoods, including engaging in trade, and food. Animal disease is a lagging indicator for food security and disease impact is a function of disease incidence and disease severity.

Methodology for collection – How to collect information for indicator (max 4 lines).

• • Identify key livestock partners, ideally with veterinary services, for the geographic location.
• • Only collect data on confirmed livestock diseases.
• • Track for a specific time periods, i.e. every month.

Methodology for analysis – How to analyse (Max 4 lines)
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How to interpret: Urban v. rural, gender

• • Separate the disease outbreaks by specific diseases
• • Identify the various severity of the diseases through the morbidity and mortality rates associated with the disease
• • Analyze based on the relevance of livestock for accessing food and livelihoods
• • Analyze trends over time and seasonal differences

Notes on indicator –
What does the indicator not tell us.
How long is it reliable for?

• • The indicator does not provide relative severity of livestock disease outbreaks nor proportion of livestock diseases to livestock
• • The indicator does not provide indication of ongoing interventions or vaccination campaigns
• • Reliability depends on the disease; some diseases have longer incubation periods and can be a threat to the area for extended periods of time. I.e. Rift Valley Fever.

When to use it/when not to use it:

• Recommended to increase monitoring livestock diseases during period of high reliance on livestock and livestock products

Core: Y/N

No

IPC Categories:

Contributing Factor

M&E: IMPACT, OUTCOME, OUTPUT, PROCESS

Outcome

Recall?

30 Days

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