On 7th and 29th October, the European Commission published several implementing decisions about new outbreaks of Goat pox in Greece and Bulgaria.
Goat plague is an infectious disease which has been seriously affecting goats and sheep in Greece and Bulgaria for the past few months.
Greece is affected by several outbreaks of the disease in its territory, including:
- In the regional unit of Evros;
- In the regional unit of Rhodopi;
- In the regional unit of Serres;
- In the region of Corinthian;
- In the Kavala regional unit.
In Bulgaria, regions affected by new outbreaks are listed as follows:
- In the Stara Zagora region;
- In the Yambol region;
- In the Haskovo region.
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.