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Heraklion: Preventive measures after a suspected case of smallpox in sheep and goats

The measures include 'a ban on live sheep and goats leaving the boundaries of the Heraklion Regional Unit

Samothrace: Cases of smallpox in sheep and goats in three flocks – About 850 animals culled immediately

The last time smallpox was detected in Samothrace was in 1996 - Today there are about 50,000 sheep and goats on the island

Payment of compensation for sheep and goat plague and smallpox has started

Also as of today, 3 December, protection and surveillance zones have been abolished due to the outbreaks of plague

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

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