Update of emergency measures against lumpy skin disease in livestock in Spain
11 Mar 2026
Effective: 06 Mar 2026
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Who is affected:
Cattle and ruminant farmers, veterinarians, livestock transporters and traders in affected areas of Spain
Summary
The EU modifies sanitary control zones in Spain due to the lumpy skin disease outbreak, a disease affecting bovine livestock that is not transmissible to humans.
Detailed analysis
PRO
The European Commission updates the annexes of Decision 2025/2248 to adjust restricted and surveillance zones due to the lumpy skin disease outbreak in Spain. This viral disease affects cattle and other ruminants, causing significant productive losses. The modifications involve changes to the geographical perimeters of…
Full official title
CELEX:32026D0552: Decisión de Ejecución (UE) 2026/552 de la Comisión, de 6 de marzo de 2026, por la que se modifican los anexos de la Decisión de Ejecución (UE) 2025/2248, relativa a determinadas medidas de emergencia en relación con la infección por el virus de la dermatosis nodular contagiosa en España [notificada con el número C(2026) 1661]