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Serres: Animal diseases wipe out 1/5 of the animals – Another 10,000 will be led to slaughter because of pox

More than 20,000 sheep and goats have already been put down in the Regional Unit of Serres in the last quarter

Sheep pox outbreak: Cases detected in 250 farms across Central Macedonia – 57,000 animals killed

Deputy Regional Governor of Central Macedonia: “We are facing a health crisis on the scale of the coronavirus pandemic. The sheep pox epidemic has taken on dramatic proportions, with previously unknown characteristics. One relates to the disease’s extreme transmissibility...”

OPEKEPE Inspection team reports threats from livestock farmers in Crete

The farmers under inspection in the area of Moires, Heraklion, Crete, allegedly threatened three female OPEKEPE employees with a sharp object

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

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

Thessaloniki: Damages from sheep pox exceed €350 million in 14 months

410,000 animals lost to livestock diseases, says the president of the Hellenic Livestock Association

Emergency measures to deal with smallpox in sheep and goats – In Larissa 153 veterinarians, disinfections throughout Thessaly

Meeting in Larissa for the treatment of smallpox - Creation of 17 disinfection stations

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

“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

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

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