The Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Campania is analyzing cases of ASF-positive wild boars.
New cases of Over the African Pig (PSA) confirmed in Campania, as learned by Fanpage.it. Numerous wild boars affected by the PSA virus in the province of Salerno. The cases are thought to be concentrated in Cilento. The analyses are underway.Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Campania. Fear returns of the virus that affects domestic pigs and wild boars and can cause serious economic damage to pig farms. Cases of ASF had already been reported last year in Campania, in the Salerno area. Swine fever is currently experiencing a resurgence.
Swine Fever is highly deadly for animals
ASF is a viral infection discovered for the first time in sub-Saharan Africa, where it is currently endemic, but in reality it has also been widespread in Europe for about 30 years. The virus causes ahigh mortality in animals infected. But it has no consequences for humanswhich can, however, spread it through clothing, dirty equipment and contaminated vehicles and risk infecting animals. Even if humans do not suffer physical consequences, the spread of the contagion can cause, as is imaginable, serious damage to the economy.
What to do in case of contact with pigs
In case of contact with pigs or wild boars suspected of being infected with ASF, you must:
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- change clothes and shoes at the end of a walk in the woods or a hunting trip and disinfect materials and vehicles (tires).
- Do not abandon food or food waste in the environment
- After a hunting trip, avoid even indirect contact with domestic pigs
- Do not abandon animal carcasses or parts of them, including viscera, in the environment
- Do not feed domestic pigs and wild boars with kitchen scraps
- If you spot a wild boar carcass, do not touch it, but immediately alert the local Veterinary Services.
