Overview
- Córdoba’s delegation reports infections on 540 holdings with roughly 25–30% of animals showing symptoms and mortality near 5%, concentrated in sheep.
- Current transmission in Córdoba is linked to serotypes 3 and 8, with hotspots in Los Pedroches and El Guadiato and no detections of serotypes 1 or 4 in the province.
- Producers describe abortions, steep drops in milk yield and lingering weakness that forces culling, alongside rising costs for repellents, disinfection and treatments.
- Farmers and local officials call for clear guidance, 100%‑funded and mandatory vaccination, and tighter control measures, citing earlier shortages of the serotype‑8 vaccine.
- The Junta de Andalucía has asked Spain’s Agriculture Ministry to mobilize CAP guarantee funds, while a separate alert in Murcia’s Noroeste cites about 400 ovine deaths tied to serotype 3.