The confirmed cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Lesbos have reached 48, across 60 positive farms, from March 15 to April 20, 2026, according to an update from the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food.
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Ministry of Agriculture: 48 foot-and-mouth disease cases in Lesbos
Additionally, according to the same update, a total of 434 farms were examined during the same period. Specifically, surveillance covered 345 sheep farms, 12 goat farms, 13 cattle farms, and 64 mixed farms. Meanwhile, blood samples were taken from 12,081 animals, while a total of 21,979 samples were sent to the National Reference Laboratory for testing.
Mytilene port reopens
It should be noted that as the Regional Governor of the North Aegean, Konstantinos Moutzouris, reported earlier today, traffic at the port of Mytilene is now operating normally. Speaking to Status FM 107.7, he noted that the port of Mytilene, which had been closed for seven days due to livestock farmers’ protests against measures to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, has now reopened.
Additionally, he clarified that the new Minister of Agricultural Development, Margaritis Schinas, announced a “support package, however what keeps the livestock farmers continuing their protests is the lack of trust in the speed of state services.” As he noted: “People, because they question the speed of the state, have found that in many cases, whether floods, earthquakes, or diseases, it is slow to respond, people are afraid that they will be delayed. And the livestock farmers come to me and say, I have three children, what do I do?”
