Pox

In response to a sheep pox outbreak that has led to 146 cases and the culling of 28,109 animals, the Rural Development and Food Ministry has imposed strict movement restrictions on sheep and goats until November 8.

The Rural Development Ministry has announced new measures to combat the spread of sheep pox, with confirmed cases in Eastern Macedonia, Thrace and Thessaly, as well as goat plague in Western Greece.

In an interview with Action 24, Minister of Agricultural Development and Food Kostas Tsiaras stated that the 10-day ban on the movement of sheep and goats is aimed at preventing further spread of the disease. He clarified that there is no public health risk, as the disease only affects sheep, and emphasized that the main goal is to preserve the country’s livestock.

The livestock industry in the country has been hit with a second blow. Following the outbreak of plague among sheep and goats, farmers are now facing sheep and goat pox, a disease even harder to eradicate.

In response to new reported cases of the contagious sheep pox disease this week, authorities have imposed a 10-day nationwide ban on livestock movement.

A fresh outbreak with two confirmed cases has been reported at a livestock unit in Magnesia in Central Greece and in Stymfalia, in Corinthia regional unit.

A ban on the movement of animals across Greece for any purpose—such as slaughter or fattening—has been implemented for ten days following a video conference led by the Minister of Rural Development and Food with Deputy Minister Christos Kellas, General Secretary for Rural Development and Food George Stratakos, regional governors, deputy regional governors responsible for the primary sector, rep

Sheep pox confirmed in four farming units in the border region of Evros, the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food said on Wednesday.

The infected animals, about 1,000, will be culled while authorities will intensify inspections and testing. 

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The United States is preparing to give monkeypox vaccines to close contacts of people infected and to deploy treatments, with five cases now either confirmed or probable and the number likely to rise, officials said Monday.

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