July 12, 2023

 

France and Italy establish ASF contact group

 

 

Italy and France announced the creation of a "Technical Contact Group on African Swine Fever (ASF)" aimed at strengthening cooperation to prevent the spread of the disease.

 

French Minister of Agriculture and Food Safety Marc Fesneau and Italian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Safety Francesco Lollobrigida have agreed to increase cooperation between both countries to prevent the spread of ASF from infected areas.

 

According to the ministers, the creation of a technical contact group will bring together regional and national animal health, wildlife and hunting experts from France and Italy.

 

The group will have the objective of coordinating strategies to prevent the spread of ASF. Its main tasks will be:

 

    - Organise the exchange of information between the different regional and national levels;

 

    - Share experiences on operational management methods;

 

    - Work on common strategies, in particular on the management of wild boar populations and wildlife surveillance;

 

    - Promote the identification of joint scientific projects;

 

    - Achieve operational cooperation for border areas.

 

- Ministry of Agriculture and Food Safety (France)