After eighteen days without new infections, West Nile appears to have eased in the province of Oristano, but the municipality is not letting its guard down . Mayor Massimiliano Sanna and Environment Councilor Maria Bonaria Zedda have asked the Region for extraordinary and coordinated intervention.
In a letter sent to President Alessandra Todde and the regional councilors for Health and the Environment, the two administrators urge immediate action: "To combat the spread of West Nile," they write, "an extraordinary and coordinated intervention between the Region, Local Health Authorities, and local authorities is needed." The requests include urgent funding, increased disinfestation, and information campaigns for the public. Furthermore, the Municipality is proposing an "Extraordinary Regional Plan 2025-2026" to ensure rapid responses in the future as well.
At the last City Council meeting, responding to a question from the opposition, Sanna clarified that "the Municipality has no direct responsibility for pest control, which falls to the Province," but assured the Region and the Local Health Authority (ASL) of their collaboration: "We want to promote information initiatives aimed at citizens, particularly agricultural and livestock workers."
Meanwhile, Councilor Umberto Marcoli (Alternativa sarda Progetto Sardegna) reiterates a long-term vision: "Our region has been the Sardinian epicenter of the infection for years. We need a stable center for study, monitoring, and intervention, not just emergency responses every summer." The idea is to reestablish the regional center for the control of insect vectors in Oristano, which was dismantled years ago.
Sanna concludes by announcing regular technical discussions with the agricultural, healthcare, veterinary, and educational sectors "to discuss shared strategies for preventing and containing the phenomenon."