Brussels, 24/03/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 23 March, the European Commissioner for Health, Vytenis Andriukaitis, called for “absolute vigilance” to prevent the spread of xylella fastidiosa, a bacteria that kills olive trees in Italy and which could also pose a threat to vines and citrus fruits (see EUROPE 11280).
The Commissioner announced that he would “very soon be in Italy” to examine the effectiveness of the measures taken against this epidemic that appeared in October...