UPA asks Agriculture to act "firmly" in the face of the evolution of dermatosis in France

The Union of Small Farmers and Livestock Farmers (UPA) has asked the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) to act with "firmness" in the face of the latest outbreaks detected in France of contagious nodular dermatosis and the growing concern of livestock farmers. The evolution of contagious nodular dermatosis in France, with the notification on December 17 of three new outbreaks in the French Pyrenees area, "has the sector very worried," it has assured in a statement. "New outbreaks continue to appear in the neighboring country, with the aggravating factor of being areas located near our borders," UPA has warned. The last case notified in Catalonia was on October 24 but livestock farmers live with "great uncertainty" about this situation because they perceive a "real" threat to the farms of the Cantabrian coast. Therefore, UPA has requested an "urgent" meeting with the general director of Health of Agro-Food Production and Animal Welfare, Emilio García Muro, to be ...