Research and analysis

Sheep and goat pox in Europe

Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for sheep and goat pox in Europe since September 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 30 September 2022
• Last updated: 22 December 2025
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  1. 22 December 2025

     Added the outbreak assessment for 17 December 2025.

  2. 25 June 2025

     Added the outbreak assessment for 23 June 2025.

  3. 22 May 2025

     Added the outbreak assessment for 15 May 2025: Sheep and goat pox in Europe.

  4. 13 September 2024

     Added the outbreak assessment for 12 September 2024: Sheep and goat pox in Europe. Added Turkey to the list of countries.

  5. 8 November 2023

     Added an updated outbreak assessment for sheep and goat pox in Europe, covering incidents up to 26 October 2023.

  6. 14 June 2023

     Added an updated outbreak assessment for sheep and goat pox in Europe.

  7. 30 September 2022

     First published.

Documents

17 December 2025: Sheep and goat pox in Europe

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23 June 2025: Sheep and goat pox in Europe

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15 May 2025: Sheep and goat pox in Europe

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12 September 2024: Sheep and goat pox in Europe

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26 October 2023: Sheep and goat pox in Europe

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6 June 2023: Sheep and goat pox in Europe

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20 September 2022: Sheep and goat pox in Southern Spain

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Details

Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for sheep and goat pox in Europe, including:

• Bulgaria
• Greece
• Northern Cyprus
• Romania
• Southern Spain
• Turkey