VERONA with a letter of formal notice, sent among others to the Mayor of Oppeano (Verona, Italy) and the Veterinary Service Ulss 21 in Legnago, responsible for the area, the Section veterinary and food safety in the Region of Veneto, recommends urgent adoption of "immediate measures of control, With a reduction in all susceptible animals and destruction of animal carcases and of materials" to deal with the outbreak of bird flu detected in a herd-farmhouse located in the municipality of Veronese. The national reference center for avian influenza of the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie has confirmed the positivity virological and serological to the virus. "The positivity virological - is written in the note - is to bear witness to the presence of avian influenza in the company and the contact of a only positive serum on 20 picked up could indicate a recent introduction of the virus", that a fortiori requires immediate intervention to prevent the disease spreading. "It is also to be taken into consideration - conclude the regional technical - that the breeding in question is located in the area of greater density of poultry in the region. The spread of the virus could lead to serious consequences and cause considerable economic damage to the sector in the case were affected herds of industrial type".
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