The "sheep plague" epidemic is serious, and Greeks will not be able to eat sheep during traditional festivals
2024-08-12
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August 15th of each year is a traditional Greek religious festival, on which Greeks prepare rich food and celebrate with their relatives and friends. However, as the "sheep plague" epidemic continues, Greek Minister of Agricultural Development and Food Tsialas said that this year, when celebrating this traditional festival, there will be no lamb on the table.
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Recently, Ziaras said in an interview: "We will have no mutton to eat at the festival on August 15th." At the same time, the authorities also announced that they would inspect 430,000 goats and sheep on 2,500 farms for "sheep plague". These flocks are currently in quarantine areas.
Of the five main infection points in Western Greece, three are located in the Etoroa Carnania region and two in the Ilia region. All five infection points are linked to contaminated animal feed in the Larissa region in central Greece. The authorities said the current goal is to complete clinical examinations of all animals in the quarantine area as soon as possible to ensure that the epidemic does not spread further.
Sources said that authorities are currently working to eradicate the outbreak and veterinary departments are on high alert.
A highly contagious "sheep plague" broke out in central Greece on July 11, and then spread to more parts of the country. The Greek agricultural department has previously announced that it will strengthen management throughout Greece, including prohibiting farms involved in the epidemic from privately moving sheep flocks.
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