Ministerial Order on the prophylaxis of avian flu and avian pseudo-pest. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 187, 10 August 1991, pp. 22 and 23. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Pests/diseases Birds Quarantine Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract Based on the consideration that the avian flu and the avian pseudo-pest are highly contagious, the Ordinance provides for the adoption of quarantine measures and all other measures that may be deemed necessary in order to avoid the spreading of the disease. Full text Italian