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A lockdown is coming in the livestock sector: Smallpox in sheep and goats in 9+1 questions and answers

Authorities are rushing to impose measures while the disease has been ravaging herds for 14 months – A huge problem for farmers, who are being forced to abandon their profession – Implications for the national economy, as vaccination could threaten feta exports

Lockdown looming for Greek sheep and goats if smallpox is not contained within the next ten days

Over 3% of livestock has been culled – The threat to feta cheese, the risk of further spread of the animal disease that killed 263,000 animals in 13 months – Greek sheep and goat breeds face extinction

What caused the new wave of sheep pox that is again leading to the culling of thousands of animals

The virus reappears in the same areas it had hit a year ago — What Professor of Veterinary Medicine Giorgos Arsenos says, speaking to protothema.gr

Heraklion: Measures to avoid the spread of smallpox in sheep and goats

The sale of sheep and goats banned across the Heraklion regional unit

Public health is not at risk from sheep and goat pox, assures an AUTH professor – Farmers are concerned

Spyros Kritas explains that the receptors ("locks") on human cells do not match the virus's "keys," preventing infection

Over 14,000 animals have been killed due to the plague – Rapid test on animals imported into the country

One month since the first plague outbreak - Thessaly, Ilia and Crete have suffered the most damage - Slaughterhouses in Larissa closed - Fears of a rise in meat prices

Plague in sheep and goats: 22 cases in Thessaly, Corinth and Attica – More than 10,000 animals have been killed

All animal movements are traced

Plague in sheep and goats: 12 Q&A on what it is, its symptoms, and whether it can be transmitted to humans

What’s happening with meat and milk in areas where cases have been recorded?

Goat yoga is the latest craze! (video)

As long as we keep at goats and don't get elephants involved, it's all good...