Greece: There is no licensed vaccine against measles in Europe under the DPT **Note:** DPT refers to the diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus vaccine.

"Greece will not become a guinea pig. We will not risk either public health or trust in Greek production. We choose knowledge, science, and seriousness – not sensationalism and irresponsibility," commented Christos Kelas, Deputy Minister of Rural Development of Greece, in response to a question about the spread of lumpy skin disease in our southern neighbor posed by independent MP Nikolaos Papadopoulos. Already, 20,000 sheep live with a death sentence The Deputy Minister presented in the Greek Parliament a letter from the National Organization for Medicines (EOF), which officially confirms that no vaccine against lumpy skin disease has been granted market authorization, neither nationally nor at the European level. "There is no licensed vaccine against lumpy skin disease in either Greece or the European Union," Kelas was categorical. From the first moment the disease appeared in Greece, the government has fully implemented the eradication plan provided for in Regulation (EU) ...