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Italy - Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic poultry 2021-2026
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CIA Veneto calls for an integrated plan to combat bird flu
A plan that includes strengthening biosecurity, active and passive surveillance and preventive vaccinations for chickens and turkeys
by Simone Rici March 19, 2025
In 2024, 57 outbreaks of avian flu were recorded in Veneto. To combat the epidemic, Cia-Italian Farmers of Veneto is proposing an integrated plan that includes strengthening biosecurity on farms (already of high quality), active and passive surveillance, and preventive vaccinations for laying hens and turkeys. "We must act on several fronts," explained Cia Veneto President Gianmichele Passarini at a meeting on the subject organized by the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, "to reduce any risk."
The first experimental phase
Before presenting the vaccination plan to the Ministry of Health, he specified, "it will be necessary to define the areas where this preventive action will provide real benefits to the poultry system." The first, experimental phase will involve 5,000 turkeys; after which all implications relating to the vaccine itself will be studied. According to the roadmap, the vaccination plan will be fully operational by 2026.
Potential contagions
"This is just a first step, which will be followed by further meetings," Passarini added. "In any case, the integrated program will allow us to minimize the risk of infection." "We are ready to act so that the ministry finances the plan with adequate resources. The steering committee will be entrusted to the Venice Experimental Zooprofilistic Institute, an international excellence in prevention and research" (CIA).
https://www.cacciapassione.com/fr/L...intégré-pour-lutter-contre-la-grippe-aviaire/
CIA Veneto calls for an integrated plan to combat bird flu
A plan that includes strengthening biosecurity, active and passive surveillance and preventive vaccinations for chickens and turkeys
by Simone Rici March 19, 2025
In 2024, 57 outbreaks of avian flu were recorded in Veneto. To combat the epidemic, Cia-Italian Farmers of Veneto is proposing an integrated plan that includes strengthening biosecurity on farms (already of high quality), active and passive surveillance, and preventive vaccinations for laying hens and turkeys. "We must act on several fronts," explained Cia Veneto President Gianmichele Passarini at a meeting on the subject organized by the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, "to reduce any risk."
The first experimental phase
Before presenting the vaccination plan to the Ministry of Health, he specified, "it will be necessary to define the areas where this preventive action will provide real benefits to the poultry system." The first, experimental phase will involve 5,000 turkeys; after which all implications relating to the vaccine itself will be studied. According to the roadmap, the vaccination plan will be fully operational by 2026.
Potential contagions
"This is just a first step, which will be followed by further meetings," Passarini added. "In any case, the integrated program will allow us to minimize the risk of infection." "We are ready to act so that the ministry finances the plan with adequate resources. The steering committee will be entrusted to the Venice Experimental Zooprofilistic Institute, an international excellence in prevention and research" (CIA).
https://www.cacciapassione.com/fr/L...intégré-pour-lutter-contre-la-grippe-aviaire/
Pathfinder
Editor, Senior Moderator
Translation Google
Health alerts
April 10, 2025
Avian Influenza. Gemmato: Ministry of Health invests in vaccines and prevention, monitoring plan under study
Experimental study on vaccination of 5,000 turkeys underway and plan to monitor cattle against possible spillover. Dedicated funds for a strategy in line with the European approach
by Vet33 Editorial Staff
The Ministry of Health has decided to adopt an innovative and preventive approach to combat avian influenza , with measures that include an experimental study on the vaccination of 5,000 turkeys in two farms and the design of a monitoring plan on cattle to detect possible spillover risks early. The announcement was made by the Undersecretary of Health Marcello Gemmato in response to a parliamentary question, underlining how Italy aligns itself with the European strategy that focuses on prevention and vaccination to address the spread of the H5N1 virus.
Containment measures against avian flu
In the Social Affairs Committee of the Chamber, the Undersecretary of Health Marcello Gemmato responded to the question presented by the Honorable Antonella Forattini regarding "Initiatives to avoid the spread of avian flu outbreaks".
“Between September 2024 and March 2025,” the Undersecretary noted, “a total of 56 outbreaks were confirmed, which mainly affected turkey and laying hens. With regard to the territories covered by the question, I would like to point out that, following the confirmation of the first outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Veneto and Lombardy, the Central Crisis Unit, convened in early October 2024 at the Ministry of Health, ordered the establishment of large restriction zones , including areas with a high density of poultry farms.”
“With a note from the Director General of Animal Health dated 6 September 2024 , it was deemed necessary for the regions with high-risk zones A and B to adopt some minimum prevention measures in order to reduce the risk of primary introduction of the virus into poultry farms, such as intensifying surveillance in the wild population, early detection in poultry establishments in cases of abnormal mortality, the ban on outdoor poultry farming, the suspension of the concentration of poultry and other captive birds during markets, exhibitions, displays and cultural events and the control over the application of biosecurity management measures in poultry farms provided for by the ministerial decree of 30 May 2023”.
“Furthermore, in the same areas – Gemmato recalled – the housing of turkeys for meat has been regulated, as this is the species most at risk for the spread of the disease. Therefore, checks have been planned on batches of turkeys, pullets and laying hens, before they are sent to the slaughterhouse”.
Finally, more recently, “in October of last year, the regions of Veneto and Lombardy were the subject of an audit by the European Commission which found significant progress by Italy in terms of biosecurity in farms and the effectiveness of surveillance in both 'domestic' and 'wild' birds”.
The Ministry's initiatives
“The European Commission has recently been moving towards a more focused approach towards the application of preventive rather than repressive measures against highly pathogenic avian influenza, as the latter are no longer considered acceptable both socially and economically,” declared the Undersecretary. “This recent strategy also includes vaccination. Italy is perfectly in line with the European approach. In fact, I am pleased to announce that this Government, through the Ministry of Health, has recently allocated dedicated funds aimed at completing the experimental study that involves the vaccination of approximately 5,000 turkeys in two farms. We are therefore confident in the success of this research activity, the results of which could represent a turning point in prevention activity.”
Furthermore, “to complete the picture of the initiatives implemented by the Ministry of Health to combat the spread of the H5N1 virus, I would like to highlight that, in light of the recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza recorded in dairy cattle in the United States (over 1,000), the National Reference Center is studying a monitoring plan for cattle, with the aim of detecting early any risk of spillover of the avian virus in these species”.
https://www.vet33.it/cronaca/2709/i...nzione-allo-studio-piano-di-monitoraggio.html
Health alerts
April 10, 2025
Avian Influenza. Gemmato: Ministry of Health invests in vaccines and prevention, monitoring plan under study
Experimental study on vaccination of 5,000 turkeys underway and plan to monitor cattle against possible spillover. Dedicated funds for a strategy in line with the European approach
by Vet33 Editorial Staff
The Ministry of Health has decided to adopt an innovative and preventive approach to combat avian influenza , with measures that include an experimental study on the vaccination of 5,000 turkeys in two farms and the design of a monitoring plan on cattle to detect possible spillover risks early. The announcement was made by the Undersecretary of Health Marcello Gemmato in response to a parliamentary question, underlining how Italy aligns itself with the European strategy that focuses on prevention and vaccination to address the spread of the H5N1 virus.
Containment measures against avian flu
In the Social Affairs Committee of the Chamber, the Undersecretary of Health Marcello Gemmato responded to the question presented by the Honorable Antonella Forattini regarding "Initiatives to avoid the spread of avian flu outbreaks".
“Between September 2024 and March 2025,” the Undersecretary noted, “a total of 56 outbreaks were confirmed, which mainly affected turkey and laying hens. With regard to the territories covered by the question, I would like to point out that, following the confirmation of the first outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Veneto and Lombardy, the Central Crisis Unit, convened in early October 2024 at the Ministry of Health, ordered the establishment of large restriction zones , including areas with a high density of poultry farms.”
“With a note from the Director General of Animal Health dated 6 September 2024 , it was deemed necessary for the regions with high-risk zones A and B to adopt some minimum prevention measures in order to reduce the risk of primary introduction of the virus into poultry farms, such as intensifying surveillance in the wild population, early detection in poultry establishments in cases of abnormal mortality, the ban on outdoor poultry farming, the suspension of the concentration of poultry and other captive birds during markets, exhibitions, displays and cultural events and the control over the application of biosecurity management measures in poultry farms provided for by the ministerial decree of 30 May 2023”.
“Furthermore, in the same areas – Gemmato recalled – the housing of turkeys for meat has been regulated, as this is the species most at risk for the spread of the disease. Therefore, checks have been planned on batches of turkeys, pullets and laying hens, before they are sent to the slaughterhouse”.
Finally, more recently, “in October of last year, the regions of Veneto and Lombardy were the subject of an audit by the European Commission which found significant progress by Italy in terms of biosecurity in farms and the effectiveness of surveillance in both 'domestic' and 'wild' birds”.
The Ministry's initiatives
“The European Commission has recently been moving towards a more focused approach towards the application of preventive rather than repressive measures against highly pathogenic avian influenza, as the latter are no longer considered acceptable both socially and economically,” declared the Undersecretary. “This recent strategy also includes vaccination. Italy is perfectly in line with the European approach. In fact, I am pleased to announce that this Government, through the Ministry of Health, has recently allocated dedicated funds aimed at completing the experimental study that involves the vaccination of approximately 5,000 turkeys in two farms. We are therefore confident in the success of this research activity, the results of which could represent a turning point in prevention activity.”
Furthermore, “to complete the picture of the initiatives implemented by the Ministry of Health to combat the spread of the H5N1 virus, I would like to highlight that, in light of the recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza recorded in dairy cattle in the United States (over 1,000), the National Reference Center is studying a monitoring plan for cattle, with the aim of detecting early any risk of spillover of the avian virus in these species”.
https://www.vet33.it/cronaca/2709/i...nzione-allo-studio-piano-di-monitoraggio.html