The operation to contain and eradicate an outbreak of sheep and goat plague in the regional unit of Western Greece was in full progress on Thursday.

Already, in Etoakarnania and Ilia, 38 teams were operating on Thursday and 44 teams will operate on Friday, with a coordinator, following an order issued by Rural Development and Food Minister Kostas Tsiaras and the general secretary, Giorgos Stratakos.

According to the ministry, this is the largest veterinary operation that has ever taken place in Greece.