A fast-spreading outbreak of sheep pox has led to mass culls across Greece, raising fears of future feta shortages and sparking criticism over the government’s handling of the crisis

Based on reports from Veterinary Services,1,754 confirmed cases were recorded from Aug. 2024 to Nov. 23, 2025, affecting 2,192 farms nationwide.

Producers say low prices and rising costs leave them no choice as they prepare nationwide tractor demonstrations that may shut down key highways, even as overdue subsidies begin to be paid out

Greece’s Agriculture Ministry presented the latest epidemiological data on sheep and goat pox and introduced 20 new measures proposed by the national scientific committee, aiming to strengthen biosecurity, control outbreaks, and support affected farmers

Mitsotakis outlined plans on rising prices, housing support, farmer compensation, transport pressures, energy deals, and a sea-drone partnership with Ukraine

Farmers and livestock breeders from across Greece rallied in Athens and Thessaloniki on Tuesday, protesting rising costs, delayed payments, and a devastating sheep and goat pox outbreak that has led to the culling of more than 400,000 animals

Farmers across northern Greece block roads and clash with police as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tours Rodopi, announcing diesel tax relief while facing growing anger over unpaid subsidies and livestock losses

As a severe outbreak of goat and sheep pox spreads across Greece, importers in Germany brace for shortages of authentic Greek feta — with prices set to soar before the holidays and white cheese imitations already lining supermarket shelves.

Speaking before a Parliament committee, Ag Minister Minister Kostas Tsiaras charged that the political opposition in the country was 'seeking easy and communicative solutions' to a serious issue

A regional official revealed that an approved sheep pox vaccine exists in Belgium, but Greece never applied to the European Commission to receive it, raising questions about the government’s handling of a disease that has already killed hundreds of thousands of animals

Over 330,000 animals have been slaughtered amid a sheep pox outbreak, threatening feta production and triggering fears of sharp price hikes across Greece.

Veterinary professors urge science-based management of the sheeppox outbreak, warning that unapproved vaccines pose serious risks to food safety, animal health, and public trust

According to authorities, the suspect claimed he received a box containing the vaccines at a bus station in the city of Keşan, which lies just across the northeast Greece border in European Turkey

Greek authorities have announced eight measures to contain the outbreak of sheep and goat pox, including stricter biosecurity, culling infected animals, and intensified monitoring across affected regions

As a severe outbreak of sheeppox spreads across Greece, farmers are reportedly buying unapproved vaccines online from abroad in a desperate attempt to protect their herds — a move experts warn is dangerous and illegal

The Greek government is stepping up surveillance and enforcement measures to contain the sheep pox outbreak, while promising swift compensation and support for affected farmers.

Authorities consider restrictions on animal movement as sheep pox spreads, with farmers warning of devastating economic consequences and calling for vaccination instead of mass culling

New emergency measures announced to combat sheeppox in Greece, which is ravaging the sector

Agriculture Minister Kostas Tsiaras said rising lamb prices are being driven by profiteering, not shortages, as Greece battles a fresh outbreak of sheep pox that threatens farmers, exports, and the country’s famed feta cheese industry

Perhaps the gravest danger lies in the prospect of Greece being classified as a “mandatory vaccination country.”