The European Commission updates measures against bovine dermatosis following the outbreak in Girona

The Implementing Decision 2026/230 published this Friday in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) explains that Spain, in response to this new outbreak, has established the pertinent protection and surveillance areas in Catalonia and the measures to be applied, which this regulation details in an annex. Also, the size and duration of the vaccination zones. It explains that “given the epidemiological situation regarding contagious nodular dermatosis in Spain, it is necessary to maintain the prohibition” of movements of cattle from the demarcated areas. Contagious nodular dermatosis is an infectious disease transmitted by vectors that affects cattle and can have serious repercussions on the affected animal population and the profitability of livestock farming, in addition to disrupting the ...