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€3.6 million in compensation for 226 livestock farmers over sheep and goat pox outbreak

The compensation concerns animals that were culled as part of measures to eradicate the sheep and goat pox epidemic

Preventive measures against sheep and goat pox extended in Crete

The measures in force from October 1 to October 9, 2025, restrict the movement of sheep and goats for slaughter and breeding only within each Regional Unit

“Ten-Day War” to halt the spread of sheep and goat pox – “We risk a lockdown,” said Tsiaras

Almost 263,000 animals have been culled in 13 months – A race against time now for on-site inspections by veterinarians, installation of disinfection stations on main roads, and stricter measures – What a lockdown would mean

Smallpox in sheep and goats: How slaughterhouses can safely reopen

Veterinary professor from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Giorgos Arsenos, together with Assistant Professor of Agriculture Athanasios Gelasakis, speak to protothema.gr about their proposals submitted to the Ministry of Agricultural Development

Tsiaras: There will be no shortages in the market due to the sheep and goat pox outbreak

The goal of the measures is to save our livestock industry, explained the Minister of Agricultural Development - He added that the 10-day ban on livestock movement is aimed at limiting the spread of the disease

Sheep and goat pox: Authorities investigate the cause of the spread

Farmers, however, will be able to sell their milk, provided they follow the disinfection measures required for the process

Alert in Evros: Herds of sheep and goats have been identified with plague

The first measures are being taken to contain the animal disease and prevent its spread

Sheep and goat plague: First case detected in Attica

The detection was made after targeted control and tracking - The region of Attica is on alert, the movement of animals in the territory was prohibited

Sheep and goat plague: 8 confirmed cases in Thessaly – With 48 crews and 115 scientists controls

So far, 182,400 of the 300,700 animals in the regional units of Larissa and Trikala have been checked

Sheep and goat plague: almost 8,000 animals killed – 18 cases

Controls by veterinarians continue at an intensive pace - Critical results of samples in the coming days, will show how much the disease has spread

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