US EditionCommission recommended vaccination to curb goat and sheep pox in Greece
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The meeting highlighted the need to continue and strengthen the existing cooperation between the Regions and the competent services, with an emphasis on controls in slaughterhouses for illegal animal movements.
“The Mitsotakis government has completely failed in managing sheep and goat pox and in protecting primary production,” SYRIZA-PS underlines in a statement. As it notes, “the consequences for thousands of livestock farmers are already devastating: livestock lost, incomes zero, local economies in collapse - all due to chronic negligence and the complete absence of a plan.” “Instead of assuming its responsibilities, the government chooses communica…
While livestock farmers are anxious for their survival due to the devastation caused by smallpox, the government insists that implementing biosecurity measures is the only way to control the zoonosis and refuses vaccination.
A meeting was held on Tuesday morning (27/1) under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Mansion on the implementation of biosecurity measures to combat sheep and goat pox. During the meeting, the criticality of the next quarter and the need for horizontal and strict implementation of biosecurity measures were emphasized, in order to take advantage of the de-escalation of cases recorded in the winter. The meeting …
Commission recommended vaccination to curb goat and sheep pox in Greece
The European Commission has recommended vaccination as a tool to address goat and sheep pox in Greece, Health Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said in Brussels, adding that national authorities are responsible for managing the problem.
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