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Balkans livestock disease outbreaks

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The regional animal‑health emergency continues to expand. In late July 2026 Macedonian officials faced a tightening crisis of animal diseases. Foot‑and‑mouth Macedonia, foot‑and‑mouth disease spread among sheep, leading to has forced the culling of about 2,700 animals, while sheep and the rabbit disease “lija” devastated the Kumanovo region, killing has killed over 1,500 rabbits. Farmers demanded urgent rabbits, prompting farmers to demand better vaccination, higher compensation and tighter movement controls, prompting a meeting with the Agency for Food and Veterinary. At the same time, Serbian veterinary authorities controls. Serbia confirmed an a repeat outbreak of sheep and goat pox at the Nosoljine farm in Raška. Laboratory results were obtained within 24 hours and all Raška, with 127 infected animals (67 sheep and 60 lambs) were euthanized. The agriculture minister euthanised. Authorities again linked the virus to smuggling routes through Kosovo, with possible origins in Albania and North Macedonia. Serbia activated Macedonia, and maintained a national crisis staff, imposed strict bio‑security measures and offered compensation for direct feed‑lot losses, though profit losses are excluded. Newly reported in late July, Serbia is also confronting a wide‑scale feed‑ and fodder‑losses. The African swine fever (ASF) epidemic. The disease crisis in Serbia has infected wild boars and persisted, with more than 29,000 domestic pigs nationwide, prompting the culled this year across several hotspots and ongoing culling of roughly 30,000 swine since the start of the year. Authorities have intensified veterinary inspections, deployed wild boar. The government continues intensive surveillance, hunter teams, deployments and seized illegal hunting equipment in protected zones. Additional diesel fuel (231 million L) has been allocated to support compensation for affected farmers and fishers, farmers. In Croatia, the agriculture ministry blamed non‑compliance with bio‑security for ASF spread and direct compensation is being provided to feed‑ announced tighter farm inspections, increased wild‑boar culling and fodder‑producers decontamination procedures for losses. visitors to Papuk Nature Park. A recent poaching incident near Vladimirci, where a trophy deer was illegally killed inside an ASF‑restricted zone, underscored the risk of unauthorized access to infected areas. Both countries emphasise stress rapid detection, mass culling and stricter movement restrictions as primary core controls. Discussions on a regional vaccination programme continue, while rabbit and goat markets in the affected Macedonian areas regions remain closed and breeding on infected farms is suspended for six months. The expanding mix of foot‑and‑mouth, rabbit disease, caprine pox and African swine fever underscores ASF highlights how cross‑border animal trade and porous borders are amplifying a regional bio‑security emergency across amplify the Balkans. Balkans’ bio‑security emergency.

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  1. 2026-07-27 14:22 UTC Balkans livestock disease outbreaks
  2. 2026-07-27 14:20 UTC Balkans livestock disease outbreaks
  3. 2026-07-26 16:18 UTC Balkans livestock disease outbreaks
  4. 2026-07-26 08:42 UTC Macedonia livestock disease outbreaks
  5. 2026-07-25 19:08 UTC Macedonia livestock disease outbreaks

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