An outbreak of African swine fever was detected in a farm in Stefanina in the Municipality of Volvi, while all the animals of the unit have already been killed, as well as the animals of neighboring farms, in order to avoid the possibility of transmission of the disease.
The General Director of Agricultural Economy and Veterinary Medicine of the Region of Central Macedonia, Konstantinos Tertivanidis, told APE-MPE that the positive thing is that the area where the case was detected is quite isolated. He pointed out that there is no issue of public health, however the unpleasant thing in these cases is the destruction of the herds of the breeders.
“Now zones have been defined for which there are specific restrictions. The strictest restrictions prohibit the transport of animals, whether live or dead, from slaughterhouses. If some animals have to be slaughtered, they go to a specific slaughterhouse for an inspection. However, there are other wider zones in which the slaughter of animals and their transport to other parts of Greece is allowed,” said Mr. Tertivanidis. He pointed out, at the same time, that the breeders are compensated for the destruction of their herds.
It is noted that on February 19, the Region of Central Macedonia announced that in 2024, a total of one outbreak of African swine fever was found in pig farms in the Regional Unit of Drama and one in the Unit of Thessaloniki. As far as dead wild boars are concerned, one focus was found in Serres Unit, eight in Pella Unit, one in Thessaloniki Unit and one hunted wild boar focus in Thessaloniki.
The Region recalls that African swine fever is not transmissible to humans but is an infectious viral disease of domestic and wild pigs, with serious economic consequences for pig farming and the country’s agricultural economy.
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