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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lefteris Papadimas

Greek holidays set to get more expensive as sheeppox outbreak strikes country

A man carries a sheep on the motorcycle during a wildfire in Patras city, western Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Sheep farmers in central Greece are facing devastation as a virulent sheeppox outbreak decimates their flocks, prompting warnings from authorities of a potential nationwide ban on animal movement.

The highly infectious virus threatens to inflate food prices and jeopardise the production of feta, the nation's iconic cheese. Farmer Giorgos Tasioulis, visibly distressed, stands before his now-empty sheep sheds.

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