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Source : Tubu Outbreak Update Reports October – December 2014 

Data in figure 3 shows cumulative average percentage coverage for extension areas where vaccination was undertaken in zone 2 during the 2014 Tubu FMD outbreak. As the chart in figure 3 shows, only one (1) extension area (Nokaneng) managed to attain a cumulative average vaccination coverage greater than the 80% vaccination coverage threshold. This implies that in most crushes in the extension areas, vaccination coverage was below 80%. Such low vaccination coverage particularly during an outbreak heightened the risks of disease spread which could have serious cost implications to the Government and could also threaten the beef industry. 

Furthermore, several vaccination campaign reports 30  revealed that the DVS was faced with a challenge of low cattle turn out at vaccination campaigns. The chart in figure 4 provides an illustration of proportions of cattle that missed FMD vaccination. 

