Prevention, early detection, prompt reaction, and communication play a crucial role in
African swine fever (ASF) control. Appropriate surveillance capable of early detection of the …

Traceability of animals and animal products has become a priority for governments of the
developed countries, due to consumer demand for comprehensive and integrated food safety …

… serotypes of bluetongue virus across the Mediterranean Basin (Calistri et al., 2004). After the
… Fiore, and P. Calistri, 2009: Network analysis of Italian cattle trade patterns and evaluation …

In the last 30 years several cases of West Nile (WN) virus infection were reported in horses
and humans in Europe and in the Mediterranean Basin. Most of them were determined by …

Livestock movement data represent a valuable source of information to understand the
pattern of contacts between premises which may determine the spread of diseases. Social …

… A statistically significant difference (Mann–Whitney Test, P < 0.0001) was observed …
Furthermore, a statistically significant difference (Mann–Whitney Test, P = 0.0317) was observed …

A specific concept of strain was developed in order to classify the BTV serotypes ever
reported in Europe based on their properties of animal health impact: the genotype, morbidity, …

The current threatening highly pathogenic pneumonia outbreak is caused by a novel
coronavirus (CoV) named SARS-CoV-2. This name was given by the Coronavirus Study Group (…

The European Commission requested EFSA to compare the reliability of wild boar density
estimates across the EU and to provide guidance to improve data collection methods. …

In Italy a national Plan for the surveillance of imported and autochthonous human vector-borne
diseases (chikungunya, dengue, Zika virus disease and West Nile virus (WNV) disease) …