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Jobs ILRI : ILRI PhD Graduate Fellow – Exploring barriers to livestock vaccination in smallholder systems in sub-Saharan Africa: A Mixed Methods Study of PPR Control in Small Ruminants in Mali and Ethiopia.

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a PhD Graduate Fellow under the Health program to work on a PhD project titled Exploring barriers to livestock vaccination in smallholder systems in sub-Saharan Africa: A Mixed Methods Study of PPR Control in Small Ruminants in Mali and Ethiopia. The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to […]

Jobs ILRI : ILRI Vacancy: Leader -Research Support (Closing date: 24 September 2025)

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Leader – Research Support to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for the institute’s research support functions, ensuring that facilities, laboratories, technical services, and capacity development initiatives meet world-class standards. The role will ensure that research infrastructure is safe, efficient, compliant, and optimized to enable […]

Vaccin PPA : des résultats encourageants… mais pas universels

Un candidat vaccin contre la peste porcine africaine (PPA) développé par l’USDA et ses partenaires montre une protection élevée contre certaines souches, mais faible voire nulle contre d’autres, selon de nouveaux résultats publiés par l’ILRI. Les auteurs soulignent la nécessité d’une stratégie vaccinale adaptée aux régions et appuyée par un génotypage régulier des virus circulants. […]

ILRI declared first Collaborating Center for One Health by WOAH

On 29 May 2025 in Paris, France, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) officially designated the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) as its first Collaborating Centre for One Health, recognizing ILRI as a global leader in addressing critical challenges at the intersection of animal, human and environment health. ILRI is a CGIAR centre […]

When an animal disease becomes a social crisis: Rural africa rises against PPR

NAIROBI, 13 May 2025 — In a sunlit hall on the campus of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), voices rose—passionate and resolute. They came from Mali, Cameroon, Togo, Sudan, India, and Mongolia. Their common cause? A livestock disease often overlooked, yet silently devastating the livelihoods of pastoral communities: Peste des Petits Ruminants, or PPR. […]