Three more cases of African swine
fever have been detected in wild boar in Rome and the city is
set to take new measures and reset map of the infected area,
Rome Environment Chief Sabrina Alfonsi said on Tuesday.
At least six other cases have been found in the capital, where
the animals are becoming increasingly brazen about their
encroachments into residential areas as they forage.
The Rome swine fever cases are the first outside the area of
the original outbreak in Liguria and Piedmont.
Health Undersecretary Andrea Costa has said that the government
is finalizing a plan to cull wild boar.
On Monday the European Union on Monday told Italy to establish
an infected zone for African swine fever in areas of Rome and
implement special control measures to stop it spreading.
It said Italy must "ensure that consignments of porcine animals
kept in the areas listed as an infected zone... and products
thereof are not authorised for movements to other Member States
and to third countries".
African swine fever is a highly contagious and deadly viral
disease affecting both domestic and feral swine of all ages.
ASF is not a threat to human health and cannot be transmitted
from pigs to humans. It is not a food safety issue.
ASF is found in countries around the world
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