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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-01-04
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[01] Cattle herd in northern Greece to be slaughtered after veterinarians
detected brucellosis
[01] Cattle herd in northern Greece to be slaughtered after veterinarians
detected brucellosis
Sixty cattle at a free range cattle farm in the area of Skiti, near
Kozani, will be slaughtered after blood tests revealed more than half
the animals were infected with brucellosis, the head of the local
veterinary agency told Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) on Wednesday.
The disease, caused by the Brucella bacterium, was found in more than
30 animals during a check by Kozani's veterinary agency.
"Because the percentage of contamination is larger than 5o percent, it was
decided to slaughter the entire herd and in the next few days the animals
will be brought to the slaughterhouse," Thodoros Katzoglou told ANA.
The reappearance of the Brucella bacterium in the Kozani region comes
after nine years and veterinarians recommend that farmers adhere
religiously to the biosecurity measures proposed by the agency.
Brucellosis in humans is usually associated with the consumption of
unpasteurized milk and soft cheeses made from the milk of infected animals
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