Italy - Outbreak of avian flu on a farm near Rome - November 1, 2022

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An outbreak of avian flu on a farm has triggered the alarm in Ostia Antica. After the ascertainment of a virus case in bird samples, the Lazio Region has established, with an order signed by President Nicola Zingaretti, a protection area with a radius of 3 kilometers from the breeding site of the outbreak and a surveillance area with a radius of 10 kilometers'. About 35 small farms are affected by the ordinance. 'It is a serious strain - explained Zingaretti - it is a fact of some importance and for this reason we intervened in a very timely and rapid manner with very rigorous interventions. Obviously, there is not daily monitoring but ad horam of the situation '. For Zingaretti, it is proof that controls are needed and work. It was very important to intervene immediately 'he said. The avian outbreak emerged from checks carried out for abnormal mortality in non-commercial poultry farming. A case of virus was thus detected from the bird samples.

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