After the discovery of cases of avian in Monte Urpinu in Cagliari , the alarm goes off for the flamingos that fill the Molentargius.

The authorities launch the appeal not only to visitors to the park but also to hunters who fly the countryside: in case they come across dead birds they must warn to allow them to carry out the necessary checks and understand how widespread the flu is .

Meanwhile, the regional crisis unit met this morning to decide on containment and surveillance measures following the analyzes of the Zooprophylactic Institute of Sardinia, which confirmed the presence of the virus (IA) type A subtype H5 in some dead peacocks in Monte Urpinu .

Present at the meeting were the technicians of the regional health department, the Asl 8, the Izs and the national reference center for avian. "Active surveillance measures, on live animals, and passive, through research and investigation on dead animals, are already operational - declares the regional health councilor, Mario Nieddu - and measures have been adopted to limit access to the people in the area of the outbreak . In these hours, further actions will be defined, also with the involvement of the Forestry Corps and Forestas, to extend the investigations on the territory. During the meeting, the technicians also highlighted the low zoonotic risk, that is the risk of infection from animals to humans, which, according to scientific evidence, spreads by air through the dust produced by the faeces and through contact with infected animals ".

In-depth examinations are currently underway on the typing of the virus at the national reference center for avian influenza, in Padua. Just under 200 , in addition to the closure of the green area until a later date.