Scientists from the All-Russian Research Institute of Animal Husbandry predict the spread of peste des petits ruminants in Southern EU

Greece and Romania have been reporting new outbreaks of peste des petits ruminants among small cattle for the fourth month. The countries have not yet been able to control the disease. There is a risk of peste des petits ruminants spreading to other countries in the south of the European Union, said Ilya Chvala, Deputy Director for Research at the Federal Center for Animal Health Protection (FSBI "ARRIAH" of the Rosselkhoznadzor). According to the scientist, the epizootic situation is worsening against the backdrop of severe flooding in Europe. "This year, the situation is developing very alarmingly. Outbreaks of the disease were detected in China, Georgia, and in June - in Greece and Romania. The number of outbreaks in the two EU countries has already exceeded two hundred. Further spread across the south of the European Union is quite possible, since the population of small cattle there is high. So far, our European colleagues have not been able to control the disease. ...