Greece bans moving goats and sheep as goat plague spreads

Published 2024년 7월 29일

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Greece has imposed a ban on the movement of sheep and goats from their farms to control the spread of 'goat plague' or Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) after detecting new cases. This highly contagious virus affects goats and sheep but not humans, leading to the culling of approximately 8,000 animals and testing of over 200,000, mainly in the Thessaly region. The agriculture ministry has implemented stricter security measures to prevent further spread and eliminate the disease. As the country with the largest goat population in Europe, Greece is actively investigating the outbreak's source.

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ATHENS: Greece has banned moving sheep and goats from their farms to try to contain a viral infection known as "goat plague" after new cases were detected over the weekend, the agriculture ministry said on Monday (Jul 29). The virus, also known as Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), does not affect humans but is highly contagious among goats and sheep and can kill up to 70 per cent of those infected. About 8,000 animals have been culled and more than 200,000 tested, mainly in the central Thessaly region where authorities first detected the outbreak on Jul 11, Georgios Stratakos, a senior agriculture ministry official, told Reuters. Two more cases were detected at farms in the central Larissa region and in the southern area of Corinth over the weekend, the agriculture ministry said on Monday. "Tightening the security measures across the country is deemed necessary for preventive reasons and is aimed at limiting the spread and eradicating the disease," the ministry said in a ...

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