Affected animals usually die within a few days. The competent Saxon ministry immediately took an interest in the case which immediately launched a crisis unit and launched a plan for the establishment of the so-called restricted zones. "I appeal to pig farmers not to abandon their efforts to protect domestic pigs and to constantly pursue biosecurity measures," said Minister Petra Köpping, adding “The task now is to react cautiously and act collectively. We are well prepared for an emergency ". In Germany so far the infection had been confined to Brandenburg where 116 affected animals have been identified but now the new case is alarming the local authorities. the same alarm has already been triggered in other European countries, both those on the border with Germany and elsewhere such as Italy.
In fact, the Minister of Agriculture Teresa Bellanova also intervened on the case after the requests of the Italian farmers. “I have decided to propose a decree law to order the adoption of the Regional Management and Control Plan for wild boar populations by the Regions, with the aim of preventing the spread of African swine fever ”explained the minister. "To address the situation responsibly, I took an initiative agreed with the Ministry of Health, which is responsible for submitting an intervention plan to the European Commission every year to combat African Swine Fever", continued Bellanova, "also because the problem in Sardinia has not yet been solved where ASF has been present since 1978 as well as the fact that the disease is dangerously approaching our borders, after the recent cases in Belgium, the uncertain ones in France and the latest in Germany. If it were to arrive in Italy we cannot be caught unprepared "(Fanpage).
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