Spain: Two new outbreaks of Sheep and Goat Pox confirmed in the province of Granada

Published 2022년 11월 10일

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Sheep and Goat Pox, a disease eradicated in Spain since 1968, has been confirmed in two farms in Benamaurel, Granada, affecting 400 animals. The disease, confirmed by the Central Veterinary Laboratory of Algete, has also been detected in 11 other places in Andalusia. The Ministry of Agriculture has implemented control measures including slaughter of animals, disinfection, and movement restrictions. The disease, which affects only sheep and goats and cannot be transmitted to humans, was last seen in the EU in 2014. The Ministry is also reminding farmers to implement biosecurity measures and maintain surveillance systems.

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The Central Veterinary Laboratory (LCV) of the Ministry in Algete (Madrid), the National Reference Laboratory for Sheep and Goat Pox (VOC) in Spain, has confirmed the focus of this disease declared by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development in two farms in the town of Benamaurel (Granada) that, in total, border on 400 animals by bringing together 355 sheep and 44 goats. With these two, the cases recorded in Andalusia rise to 13 (12 in the province of Granada and one in Almería), according to sources from the Andalusian Government. The suspicion arose from the appearance of lesions compatible with the disease in animals and the Official veterinary services of the Junta de Andalucía proceeded immediately, following the established protocol, to take samples and send them to the Central Laboratory of Algete. The samples have been confirmed as positive by RT-PCR and sheeppox virus sequencing. Immediately, the Ministry has adopted the control measures ...

Source: Agrodiario