This is a wait and see thing.
Scoured wool and/or dyed wool should not pose tremendous difficulty.
Wool shorn before the outbreak is probably all right.
I'm sure at this point, that nobody really knows just what might be
affected.
Had an outbreak in Germany once when we lived there and had sheep - my uncle
(a farmer) stayed with us and we took the recommended precautions to send
him back "clean". These things tend to be in some areas only and the major
concern is keeping existing livestock from catching it. Things like fleeces
for handspinners are of far less importance.
Our experience was that the EU has fairly effective quarantine and health
policies - lets all be patient and see what develops. Perhaps its over in a
month or so and life goes on.
Sara von Tresckow
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