In fact, the disease was recognized in Africa in the 1910s and 1920s. It came to Europe in the 1970s and 1980s, but was successfully eradicated there, as well as in Brazil and some Caribbean countries.
The current spread began in Georgia in 2007, and the disease has spread to several countries in eastern Europe since then. However, what caught everyone's attention was the appearance of the disease in China and Belgium in August and September last year.