Paramyxoviridae

The National Public Health Organization (EODY) recorded three more deaths from West Nile virus between September 18 and 25, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 30.

All the deceased patients were over 60 years old, with the median age being 81 years.

Fresh cases of goat plague, also known as Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), have been detected in the Vartholomio area of Ilia, southern Greece, according to reports on Wednesday.

This marks the second instance of the disease being identified in the area, following an earlier outbreak in a nearby livestock unit in early August.

Greece said on Friday that it would partially lift a ban on transporting sheep and goats that it imposed last month after goat plague was detected in the country.

Agriculture Minister Kostas Tsiaras said Thursday that authorities expect more cases of sheep and goat plague in the coming days as animals that came into contact with the virus were found to have traveled to livestock units in 11 of the country's 13 regions. 

Goat plague is the last thing Ioanna Karra needs. The Greek farmer lost nearly all her livestock and equipment in devastating flooding last year and now, as the deadly virus spreads across Greek farms, she must buy expensive disinfectant to keep her remaining animals safe.

Two outbreaks of plague peste des petits ruminants (PPR) of sheep and goats have been detected in Crete, the Creta24.gr website reports.

There have been 22 confirmed cases of plague peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in Greece so far. According to current data, twenty of these cases are located in Thessaly, one in Corinth, and one in Attica.

Greece has confirmed 22 cases of rinderpest, with 20 cases detected in Thessaly, central Greece, one in Corinth, Peloponnese and one in Attica.

To date, 10,768 animals have been slaughtered, and another 2,000 are expected to be culled soon.

In response to new cases of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) detected outside Thessaly in central Greece, authorities have imposed a nationwide ban on the movement of goats and sheep for breeding, fattening and slaughter.

Over the weekend, a fresh outbreak was confirmed at a livestock unit in Mesino, within the Corinthia regional unit.

A case of ovine rinderpest has been detected in a herd of goats and sheep in Kalabaka, in Thessaly, the Ministry of Rural Development and Food has announced.

National and local disease control officials have been sent to the farm to destroy and bury the contaminated animals, to set up a protection zone around the farm and to conduct epidemiological research.