«The European Commission has officially recognized the eradication of African swine fever from wild boar throughout the entire Sardinian territory».
The Region announced this in a note, which explains that "the proposal was voted unanimously by the representatives of the Member States of the European Union last Friday and the decision will be officially published in the next few hours".
«A verdict - underlines Villa Devoto - which significantly redefines the geography of the requirements still in force on the island, until now characterized by three zones, in addition to a "free" zone from restrictions already extended in May to 62% of the Municipalities of Sardinia. Brussels' decision - it is underlined - cancels "zone 2" (wildlife) and restricts "zone 1" (the so-called buffer zone, now reduced to 35 Municipalities) to the perimeter around "zone 3" (area in regularization phase in terms of unregistered pigs) , which remains unchanged for twelve municipalities in central-eastern Sardinia and to which is added a restriction zone, in force until 22 December, on the territories affected by the recent outbreak of import of genotype 2 in a farm in Dorgali, promptly managed by the project unit".
The completely free areas in which it will no longer be necessary to resort to exemptions for the movement of animals, meat or hunting will thus extend to over 85% of the territory, for a total of 330 Municipalities.
«The recognition at community level of the eradication of wild swine fever genotype 1, which has been circulating in Sardinia for over forty years, represents a historic achievement crowning the great work carried out on the island on this front», the comment of the governor Christian Solinas, who today presented the European Commission's decision together with the Health Councilor, Carlo Doria, and the head of the project unit for the eradication of swine fever, Giovanni Filippini.
«A result – adds Solinas – which takes on even more relevance at a time when, everywhere, at a national and European level, swine fever continues to represent a plague.
