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On Friday 13 October, for the first time in the almost century-old history of the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Puglia and Basilicata, an Undersecretary of Health, with responsibility for Veterinary Medicine, visited our centre of excellence.

An important event on the state of the art of dairy production, which represents a strategic sector for the Italian agri-food economy, with Puglia standing out for excellent production, took place at Chiusa di Chietri (Alberobello).

The news has spread in recent days of the discovery, along the Salento coast between Lecce and Otranto, of a mosquito, Anopheles sacharovi, found in Italy after about 50 years from the last report. This mosquito, together with another species, Anopheles labranchiae, was associated with the transmission of malaria before the disease was eradicated from the country in 1970.

West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (UV) infections are diseases, mainly vector-borne (arbovirosis), caused by viruses belonging to the Flavivirus genus, capable of infecting numerous animal species and humans.

Cholera case not confirmed in Lecce

Puglia agri-food chain: definitely good!” is the title of the promotional and transmedia video on food safety and animal health, which highlights the quality of regional agri-food production as a reflection of important surveillance and control activities, which will be presented during a press conference on Thursday 21 March at 11.00 in the Jeso Hall at the Presidency of the Puglia Region (Lungomare Nazario Sauro 33, Bari).

The “Annual Report of the Multi-Year Regional Control Plan (PCRP)” for the year 2022 has been published on the “PUGLIA SALUTE” website.

On June 6th, at the conclusion of the 38th round of Proficiency Test organized by the American ERA (Environmental and Process Water Standards, Colorado, USA).

"Emerging microbiological risks for food safety originating from anthropogenic pressures in agricultural environments"