Summary of the ASF situation in Italy to date

Since the first occurrence of ASF in mainland Italy in January 2022, 1057 cases have been detected in wild boar and 550 in domestic pigs.

In January 2022, the Italian veterinary authorities confirmed the presence of African swine fever (ASF) for the first time outside the island of Sardinia, where the disease is endemic.

The following table summarizes the ASF cases in domestic and wild boar confirmed in Italy by province between January 1, 2022 and August 29, 2023):

Region	Province	Wild boar (cases)	Pigs (outbreaks/positive animals)
Calabria	Reggio Calabria	16	6/413
Campania	Salerno	27	0
Lazio	Roma	91	1/2
Liguria	Genova	269	0
Liguria	Savona	153	0
Lombardía	Pavia	3	1/130
Piemonte	Alessandria	490	0
Sardegna	Nuoro	3	4/5
Sardegna	Sassari	4	0
Sardegna	Sur de Sardegna	1	0
Total		1057	12/550

August 29, 2023/ 333 Staff.

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