On 6th (Greece, Romania), 19th (Greece, Romania) and 29th August (Greece, Romania), the European Commission published several implementing decisions about new outbreaks of goat plague (also called “peste des petits ruminants” ) in Greece and Romania.
Goat plague is an infectious disease which has been seriously affecting goats and sheep in Greece and Romania for the past few months.
Greece is affected by several outbreaks of the disease in its territory.
- In the regional unit of Larisa;
- In the region of Thessaly;
- In the regional unit of West Attica;
- In the region of Attica;
- In the regional unit of Corinthia;
- In the region of Peloponnese;
- In the regional unit of Trikala;
- In the regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania;
- In the regional unit of Rodopi;
- In the regional unit of Ilia;
- In the regional unit of Iraklio;
- In the regional unit of Drama;
- And in the regional unit of Karditsa.
In Romania, regions affected by new outbreaks are listed as follows:
- In the county of Tulcea;
- In the county of Constanta;
- In the county of Timis;
- In the county of Ialomita.
Regions affected by the disease will now be under surveillance, protection and restriction measures.