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African swine fever, the number of Italian municipalities involved is growing

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Published Mar 3, 2023

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The findings of wild boars positive for Psa (African swine fever) do not stop. After the latest cases ascertained in Piedmont and Liguria, the most recent in the province of Savona, the probability that the infections can be transmitted to pig farms increases. And what could have seemed like a risk under control, thanks to the fence built between Liguria and Piedmont to block the way to the virus, and the depopulation interventions, announced but never fully operational, is starting to no longer seem like that. This was reported by Rudy Milani, president of the National Federation of pig products: "We are very worried because the map of infections is moving towards the most suitable pig areas and because we do not share the Government's approach of entrusting the management of the ASF problem to the Regions . At stake is the survival of a quality Italian agri-food sector worth 10 billion euros in production alone. If the PSA were to…

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The findings of wild boars positive for Psa (African swine fever) do not stop. After the latest cases ascertained in Piedmont and Liguria, the most recent in the province of Savona, the probability that the infections can be transmitted to pig farms increases. And what might have seemed like a risk under control, thanks to the fence built between Liguria and Piedmont to block the way to the virus, and the depopulation interventions, announced but never fully operational, is beginning to no longer seem like that. This was reported by Rudy Milani, president of the National Federation of pig products: "We are very worried because the map of infections is moving towards the most suitable pig areas and because we do not share the Government's approach of entrusting the management of the ASF problem to the Regions . At stake is the survival of a quality Italian agri-food sector worth 10 billion euros in production alone. If the Psa were to advance further, it would be a catastrophe, not ...
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