Italy - 1 new outbreak of African swine fever in a dead wild boar in Ovada, Alessandria (OIE, January 07, 2022)

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Immediate notification
African swine fever virus (Inf. with) , Italy
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General Information

COUNTRY OR ZONE
ZONE

DISEASE
African swine fever virus (Inf. with)

STARTED ON
04-01-2022

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

CONFIRMED ON
05-01-2022

REASON
New strain in a zone or a compartment

CAUSAL AGENT
African swine fever virus

ENDED ON
-

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
07-01-2022

LAST OCCURRENCE
-

Epidemiology

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Unknown or inconclusive


EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Following the finding of a dead wild boar in northern Italy, the positivity for genotype 2 is reported, the same strain currently circulating in Europe, that characterizes the epidemic wave that began in 2007.
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Outbreaks

ob_95067 - Ovada

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
ASF-2022-1

STARTED ON
05-01-2022

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Forest

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
-

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
The positivity was found on an animal found dead.

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Ovada

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Piemonte

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Alessandria

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Ovada

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 44.620184

Long : 8.643753


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Wild boar (Sus scrofa):Suidae-Artiodactyla NEW Animal - 1 1 - - 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 - - 0
- NEW Animal - 1 1 - - 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 - - 0
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https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=46127

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Source: https://www.thefencepost.com/news/oi...ound-in-italy/

OIE confirms African swine fever found in Italy
News News | 17h ago

African swine fever (ASF) has been diagnosed in a wild boar found in Ovada, in the province of Alessandria, per the Italian news wire service ANSA, and confirmed by OIE, the World Organisation for Animal Health. In a report posted on Jan. 7, 2022, ANSA said tests were done by the Zooprophylactic Institute of Umbria and Marche. The results were shared with the Italian Ministry of Health; the agency is responsible for notifying OIE as well as the European Commission. The report posted by OIE on Jan. 10, 2022, said, “Following the finding of a dead wild boar in northern Italy, the positivity for genotype 2 is reported, the same strain currently circulating in Europe, that characterizes the epidemic wave that began in 2007.”

This morning (1/10/2022), additional reporting revealed two other wild boar carcasses were found in Piedmont and Isola del Cantone in the province of Genoa, respectively, both suspected, but not yet confirmed, to have ASF. Another news source indicated three additional wild boar carcass findings, saying, “The discovery of two of the animals along the Bocchetta road between the San Giorgio bridge and the Carossina farmhouse, the third wild boar was found in Val Morsone, near the provincial road, in the locality of Fontana. A hand [sic] was taken from all three carcasses which will be analyzed and then, according to current provisions, as confirmed by the mayor of Voltaggio, Giuseppe Benasso, they were buried with the use of lime.”...

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