Response to Increased Livestock Disease Outbreaks in South Sudan - TCP/SSD/3702
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In South Sudan, livestock provide food, income and security They also serve as a currency for payment of dowry, dispute settlement and, in the absence of an established banking sector, constitute a reliable means of securing assets In many cases, livestock represent the main source of livelihood, with any threat to livestock assets therefore undermining household food and nutrition security and socio economic welfare Around 80 percent of South Sudan’s population relies upon the country’s estimated 43 million heads of livestock, which include cattle, goats and sheep Meanwhile, according to estimates in August 2019 from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification ( an estimated 6 35 million people 54 percent of the population) are classified as living in acute food insecurity (IPC Level 3 and above), of whom around 1 7 million were in a “Humanitarian emergency” situation (Level 4 and 10 000 in a state of “Famine/Humanitarian catastrophe”catastrophe”(Level 5 It was feared that rising livestock losses would lead to a further deterioration of the food security situation In late 2017 and early 2018 South Sudan experienced an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever ( resulting in the loss of over 2 000 cattle and at least five human fatalities, compounding the heavy rains and flooding experienced in areas of Lakes State This situation resulted in increased alerts across the country concerning livestock disease such as East Coast Fever, anthrax, blackleg and haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS).