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African Swine Fever spreads to Italy, gov’t moves to save country’s bacon
Italy is the seventh biggest pork producer in the European Union. Boasting around 8.9m pigs across the country, agricultural association Confagricoltura estimates Italy’s pork industry to be worth €8bn.That same industry will be now be on high alert since cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) were identified in the north-western regions of Piedmont and Liguria…
Case of African swine fever confirmed in northern taly
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A case of African swine fever has been detected in a wild boar in Italy, the region of Piedmont said Friday, in a potential blow to the country's meat industry. It is the first reported case on Italy's mainland since the virus arrived in Western Europe in 2018. Highly transmissible and…
African Swine Fever spreads to Haiti
The Chief Veterinary Officer in Haiti on Sept. 20 reported a positive case of African swine fever (ASF) to the World Organisation for Animal Health. The sample was collected from a pig in a province bordering the Dominican Republic and was tested by USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories through a cooperative testing program. Haiti and…