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African swine fever found in wild boar in Rome, region says
By Syndicated Content
May 5, 2022 | 11:40 AM
ROME (Reuters) – African swine fever has been found in a wild boar in Italy’s capital Rome, the regional government said in a statement on Thursday.
An isolated outbreak of the deadly hog disease was reported in northwest Italy at the start of the year and the Rome case was the first time the illness had been detected in the centre of the country.
Several thousand boar are believed to live in and around Rome, foraging for food in often overflowing rubbish bins. Officials carried out tests after a dead boar was discovered in the north of the city, and found it had swine fever...
African swine fever found in wild boar in Rome, region says
By Syndicated Content
May 5, 2022 | 11:40 AM
ROME (Reuters) – African swine fever has been found in a wild boar in Italy’s capital Rome, the regional government said in a statement on Thursday.
An isolated outbreak of the deadly hog disease was reported in northwest Italy at the start of the year and the Rome case was the first time the illness had been detected in the centre of the country.
Several thousand boar are believed to live in and around Rome, foraging for food in often overflowing rubbish bins. Officials carried out tests after a dead boar was discovered in the north of the city, and found it had swine fever...
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