Rome, September 2 (Reuters) – The Minister of Health, Beatrice Lorenzin, and the defense minister, Mario Mauro, have implemented today by the first example in Italy of civil-military cooperation in the veterinary field, agreeing on the use of veterinary doctors and staff nurses belonging to the Army in support of local veterinary authorities to accelerate the activities’ being monitored on outbreaks of avian influenza. The purpose and ‘what’ to accelerate the activities’ in progress and significantly reduce, through the rapidity ‘action – shows a note from the Ministry of Health – the risk of possible spread of the virus as well’, in the current epidemiological situation get the reduction of the restricted zones by the European Commission. “Into The Minister Lorenzin will adopt ‘an ordinance establishing a united’ support to the region comprising staff of the ‘task force’ as well as staff of the Ministry of Health relating to the Centre national fight against animal diseases and emergency veterinary services to support local and regional as well as’ for support, including financial support, in the disposal of carcasses of slaughtered birds. “The minister Beatrice Lorenzin – remember the note – continues to ensuring the effective commitment to the poultry industry in order to implement the control measures and the end of the required procedures for the payment of compensation.” Also ongoing by the Ministry of Health to monitor avian influenza: “The controls on farms continuing unabated and at present none other positivity ‘and’ emerged. Therefore, the number of confirmed outbreaks remains of four.” Also continue the killing of birds on farms outbreak: when completed in the breeding of Osterley and of Portsmouth, in the province of Ferrara, as well as’ farms authorized for preventive killing in areas at risk.
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