The latest report provided by the Ministry reported a total of nine outbreaks between September 19 and 29: three in the province of Granada and six in Cuenca. All the positives have been detected within the protection and surveillance area and It has affected meat production farms, concentration centers, milk production and feedlots. Experts remain hopeful of eradicating this outbreak because, for the time being, the cases are located in those areas. Action protocols Once the authorities health authorities confirm a positive for sheep and goat pox, the control measures included in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 of the European Commission are activated and which includes the slaughter of animals, the disposal of carcasses in a processing plant and the official cleaning and disinfection of the farm. In addition, a three-kilometre protection zone and a 10-kilometre surveillance zone are established with reinforcement of measures. as biosafety and surveillance on farms, as well as the application of measures to restrict the movement of animals and products and epidemiological investigation to try to identify the origin of the virus, still under study, as well as the possible risk contacts that have been could give. What is sheep and goat pox? Sheep and goat pox (also known by its acronym VOC) is an infectious-contagious disease that produces a clinical picture in sheep and goats characterized by the appearance of fever, nodules and generalized papules, rarely vesicles, internal lesions, particularly in the lungs, and ultimately cause death. It is usually easily spread by direct contact or aerosols and the incubation period is 2-12 days, according to information from MAPA. Smallpox sheep and goats is endemic in Africa (north of the equator), the Middle East, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, in parts of China and, since 1984, in Bangladesh. In the past, the disease has made frequent appearances in southern Europe, affecting countries such as Greece and now Spain.