Economic Impact of Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia and Peste Des Petits Ruminants in Pastoral Communities of Ngorongoro and Coastal Districts, Tanzania

This study was carried out in Ngorongoro, Kibaha and Bagamoyo districts to quantify the economic losses due to Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP) and Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR). The study focused on direct losses, impact to food security and comparison of disease burden between the studied sites. Data were collected through household questionnaires and analysed using spreadsheet model to estimate direct losses attributed to CCPP and PPR. Multiple linear regression model used to determine the impact of disease losses to food security while independent sample t-test used to compare disease burden between two studied sites. Results indicated that CCPP accounts for 2,273,281TZS per household annually while PPR cause losses of 1,920,924Tsh and 1,162,562TZS in goats and sheep respectively. It was also found that PPR contribute significantly to food insecurity (p