Swine fever: 24 outbreaks, 'complex situation, caution'

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 2 - There are currently 24 outbreaks of swine fever in Italy and the "complex" situation warrants "caution", the Extraordinary Commissioner for African Swine Fever, Giovanni Filippini, told ANSA Monday.
    "At the moment there are 18 outbreaks in Lombardy, 5 in Piedmont and 1 in Emilia Romagna," he said.
    "We must be prudent. The situation is complex but to call it dramatic is an exaggeration. It is a situation linked to an epidemic wave.
    "It is clear that there is a great deal of concern on the part of associations and breeders, especially those who are in the restriction zones and are subject to the measures that I have included in the latest ordinance." (ANSA).