Balkans livestock disease outbreaks: ASF and sheep pox

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

• [● 3 SOURCES] Deputy Prime Minister David Vlajčić said non‑compliance with biosafety measures is the main cause of ASF spread and announced reinforced veterinary inspections and hunter teams.
• [● 3 SOURCES] 127 sheep and goats (67 sheep, 60 lambs) were euthanized in Nosoljine, Raška, Serbia due to a capripox outbreak.
• [● 2 SOURCES] The caprine pox virus likely entered Serbia via smuggling routes through Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia.
• [● 2 SOURCES] Three men from Belgrade were caught poaching in the Vladimiri hunting area, which is under ASF restrictions; illegal firearms and a trophy deer were seized.
• [● 2 SOURCES] The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management will continue heightened controls in ASF‑affected zones.
• [● 2 SOURCES] The government allocated 231 million liters of diesel fuel for farmers and fishers this year.
• [● 2 SOURCES] The state will compensate direct damages to feed and fodder producers but not lost profit from the disease outbreaks.
• [● 2 SOURCES] Croatian officials warned that wild boar are the main reservoir of ASF and advised decontamination of visitors to Papuk Nature Park.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Around 30,000 pigs have been culled in Serbia this year due to African swine fever.

Timeline

1. 3 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 2 sources

   Serbia introduces new agricultural inspections and disease control measures

   Serbia is introducing risk-based agricultural inspections and forming an operational headquarters to combat infectious animal diseases like African Swine Fever to align with EU standards.

2. 4 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 2 sources

   North Macedonia reports 10,000 sheep deaths in pox outbreak

   North Macedonia reports 64 sheep pox hotspots and roughly 10,000 sheep deaths. Authorities are seeking vaccines via the EU and FAO while preparing compensation for affected livestock farmers.

3. 7 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 2 sources

   Croatia adjusts African swine fever zones and approves livestock aid

   Croatia is lifting some African swine fever protection zones while maintaining surveillance in certain areas. The government has also approved a 10 million euro aid program to support pig farmers affected by AS

4. 12 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 4 sources

   Croatia implements new pork regulations to combat African Swine Fever

   New regulations in Croatia require event organizers in ASF-affected zones to obtain local consent and notify inspectors 14 days in advance when serving pork products.

5. 14 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 2 sources

   Croatia eases African swine fever restrictions in 45 settlements

   Croatia is lifting African swine fever protection zones in 45 settlements within Osijek-Baranja and Virovitica-Podravina counties following a period without new domestic outbreaks.

6. 16 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 6 sources

   African swine fever status improves in Croatia as Serbian farmers remain on alert

   Croatia is lifting African swine fever restrictions in 45 settlements following improved epidemiological conditions, while Serbian farmers are urged to remain vigilant as the virus nears the Rasina District.

7. 22 days ago

   [HEALTH] 2 sources

   North Macedonia requests sheep pox vaccines from EU and Turkey

   North Macedonia's Food and Veterinary Agency has requested sheep pox vaccine donations from the European Commission and Turkey while implementing a ‘stamping out’ strategy to control the disease.

8. 26 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 8 sources

   North Macedonia sheep breeders demand urgent vaccination amid pox outbreak

   Sheep breeders in North Macedonia are demanding urgent vaccination and higher compensation as a sheep pox outbreak has killed up to 10,000 animals. Turkey has donated 500,000 vaccine doses to assist.

9. about 1 month ago

   [HEALTH] 4 sources

   Croatia and Serbia tighten African swine fever controls

   Croatia and Serbia imposed new African swine fever controls: Croatia deployed veterinary teams and compensation for farms in high‑risk zones, while Serbia mandates testing of all shot wild boars and reports the

10. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 21 sources

    African swine fever prompts tighter controls in Serbia and Croatia

    Serbia culls 127 sheep/goats over a pox outbreak and >29 000 pigs for African swine fever; Croatia tightens ASF inspections. Illegal deer poaching in a restricted ASF zone raises bio‑security concerns.

11. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Rabbit disease kills over 1,500 in North Macedonia's Kumanovo region

    Over 1,500 rabbits have died from a rapidly spreading disease in North Macedonia’s Kumanovo region, prompting quarantine, market closures and calls for regional vaccination.

12. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 6 sources

    Macedonia sheep farmers push for urgent foot‑and‑mouth vaccine

    Macedonian sheep farmers say foot‑and‑mouth disease has killed 2,700 sheep and demand urgent vaccine, higher compensation and movement bans to protect the livestock sector.

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