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The cases of African swine fever between Piedmont and Liguria. The update, released in the last few hours by the Zooprophylactic Institute of Piedmont, Liguria and Valle d'Aosta, reports 9 new cases, of which 4 reported in Liguria - where the total since the beginning of the emergency is now 413 - and in Piedmont where the total number rises to 487.
The identified cases
The four new Ligurian cases were detected in the province of Genoa: one in Arenzano, two in Genoa, one in Propata; in Piedmont they have been identified in Arquata Scrivia, Fabbrica Curone, Garbagna, Roccaforte Ligure, San Sebastiano Curone.
Real emergency
With the cases of Propata and San Sebastiano Curone, the number of Municipalities in which at least one positivity to African swine fever has been observed since December 111 has become 2021. The numbers do not take into account other situations in Italy, confirming the fact that the emergency is real and complex.