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Source: FMD Surveillance Report 2013. 

Table 3 shows that the FMD Surveillance Report 2013, prescribed samples sizes of 470 and 950 (shown under “ expected ” column) for small stock and cattle respectively. These sample sizes were statistically derived as the plan prescribed. However, the Table depicts that contrary to the plan requirement, surveillance was not carried out at all in the months of September, November and December 2013. The Table also shows that in April and May 2013, samples tested were not consistent with sample sizes prescribed by the plan. Instead of 470 samples only 80 were tested in April and 1152 instead of 950 in May 2013. This was a clear compromise in terms of reliability and credibility of the surveillance results as they were not a true statistically derived representative of the animal population in the surveyed zones. 

The report only provided an explanation of non-submission of samples for the month of December 2013 which it attributed to postponement of the vaccination 

