(4)Since the last amendment of Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207 by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1759note, Greece has notified the Commission of twenty-eight outbreaks of sheep pox and goat pox in establishments where caprine or ovine animals were kept. These outbreaks, which were reported between 13 and 30 July 2026, concern the regional units of Aitoloakarnania, Arkadia, Karditsa, Kastoria, Larisa, Preveza, Rodopi, Serres and Thasos. One of those new outbreaks is located outside the restricted zones that were already established as a result of previous outbreaks, namely in the regional unit of Kastoria, where the disease had not been previously reported. In addition, the disease has reoccurred in the regional unit of Thasos, where the previous outbreak had been reported in December 2025.
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