“We have registered cases in Larissa and Trikala, from Romania, Bulgaria and Albania the imports of infected sheep”, informed the Minister of Rural Development
On his radio and to Ari Portosalte hosted the Minister of Rural Development and Food, Kostas Tsiaras, who spoke, among other things, about the escalation of cases plague in sheep and goats in the Region of Thessaly.
“At the moment we have registered cases, about 2 weeks ago in Trikala and about 1 week ago in Larissa”, as Mr. Tsiaras informed, adding that it will be seen from the epidemiological search of the movement of the animals if their characteristics are the same. “From the first moment we implemented the European directive, with a protocol that enables us in a certain period of time to isolate the virus and create a safety condition for all the livestock in the area.”
At the same time, the minister reiterated that plague of ruminants is a disease that cannot be transmitted to humans under any circumstances, as it only affects sheep and goats.
“The meat is normally edible, but the question is why do we slaughter these animals since they do not pose any danger. The most common way of transmission of the disease is until the sheep are taken to the slaughterhouse, so this should be avoided to minimize any risk. Especially in the area of Elassona, it is the heart of the production of dairy products and feta for our homeland. At the moment there are successive checks from too many levels with vets.
Asked about the way to import the infected sheep and goats, Mr. Tsiaras pointed out that the livestock since the bad weather Daniel has suffered enormous damage throughout Thessaly, therefore “it is logical that sheep from European Union countries or third countries, basically from Romania, Turkey and Albania through prescribed control procedures”.
At the same time, he emphasized that because it is an RNA virus, the transmission takes place within 72 hours, which means that if this period passes, there is absolutely no question of transmission. “In any case, the point is to limit the risk of the virus being transported to the slaughterhouse, as we said before, for this we have established special isolation zones for sheep and goats.”
Source: Skai
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