On 10th October, the European Commission published an implementing decision about new outbreaks of sheet and goat plaque in Greece.
The sheet and goat is an infectious disease which has been seriously affecting goats and sheep in Greece for the past few months.
Greece is affected by several outbreaks of the disease in its territory, including:
- In the regional unit of Corinthie;
- In the regional unit of Larisa.
Given the seriousness and urgency of the epidemiological situation, and in order to immediately limit the spread of the disease, it is necessary to ensure that no animals are moved from the protection and surveillance zones, as well as other restricted zones, to destinations outside the outer perimeter of the other restricted zones. These regions should therefore set up a protection zone, a surveillance zone and, if necessary, other restricted zones around or in the immediate vicinity of the protection and surveillance zones.