Sheep pox outbreak affects one in three livestock units in Imathia

[Intime News]

A sheep pox outbreak is affecting 1 successful three livestock units successful the Imathia portion of bluish Greece, with 37 retired of 89 total units reporting cases of the disease, according to a study by nationalist broadcaster ERT.

All affected units are located within the Municipality of Alexandria, where the archetypal lawsuit was recorded connected September 3.

More than 3,000 animals person already been killed owed to the outbreak, and different 2,000 are expected to beryllium culled successful the coming days.

Livestock farmers successful the portion described the situation arsenic a large catastrophe for their livelihoods and property. They are calling for contiguous enactment to initiate compensation procedures so they tin retrieve from the losses.

Meanwhile, the curate of agrarian improvement and food, Kostas Tsiaras, has requested that allegations reported by a television station astir the amerciable import of smallpox vaccines by livestock farmers beryllium forwarded to the authoritative of the Supreme Court.

According to the study by Mega, galore farmers are allegedly bringing uncertified vaccines from Turkey, Jordan and Egypt and administering them straight to sheep and goats. These vaccines are reportedly blamed for broadside effects successful the animals and whitethorn beryllium contributing to the spread of the illness successful various regions of the country.