"The Board decided ... in connection with the continued registration of foci of smallpox of sheep in the territory to carry out an emergency vaccination of all susceptible livestock of small cattle in farms of all forms of ownership in Moscow region", - stated in the message.

Also, experts will continue to work around private farms to find the unaccounted animals, and will strengthen control over the movement of cattle, the implementation of measures for the prevention of smallpox of sheep and disposal of biological waste.

According to the administration of the city district of Rousse, in the municipality were registered four lesions of sheep pox, just the number in number of 96 individuals were destroyed. "Around the outbreaks of smallpox vaccination lasts for three days vaccinated more than 1 million head of cattle. The work goes in a regular mode", - quotes the press-service of administration of municipality the words of the district chief Maxim Tarkhanov.

Smallpox of sheep and goats is an infectious disease of viral origin. Sick animals have a fever and a rash. Leads to loss of productivity and loss of livestock.

According to the press service of the administration of Ruza district, smallpox of sheep and goats is not dangerous to humans, including the consumption of meat and milk of infected animals.

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