Submission of quarantine due to an outbreak of brucellosis in animals in several regions of Russia.
Following the laboratory's confirmation of an outbreak of brucellosis in cows of a domestic animal breeding unit in the village of Krasny Manich, located in the Turkmensky district of the Stavropol Territory in Russia, the veterinary authorities issued quarantine order No. 220. According to this decree, a radius of 3 polluted kilometers around the center was limited.
The veterinary directive of October 28, 2026 established a series of control measures, including clinical examination of animals, isolation of sick animals, disinfection of the environment, blood sampling for serological tests, killing of infected animals and vaccination of healthy animals.
In the Krasnodar region, brucellosis was discovered in cows of three farm units, including a domestic unit in Novorossiysk and two farms in the Levinsky region. Following these cases, whose quarantine was reported on October 16, 2026, a limited area of 3 kilometers radius was considered for each center. Animals infected in this area are marked with the letter "B". The restrictions imposed in the affected areas include a ban on the transfer and sale of animals susceptible to the disease, with the exception of slaughter, the use of raw and unprocessed milk, joint grazing and joint use of animal water resources, as well as the holding of agricultural and livestock exhibitions and markets.
At the same time, the veterinary department of the Stavropol Territory announced the lifting of the brucellosis quarantine in the Alexandrovsky District; The quarantine was set for March 4, 2026. This issue indicates the simultaneous implementation of containment measures in new centers and the removal of restrictions in areas where disease control conditions have been granted.