US EditionSpain deploys military to contain African swine fever near Barcelona
Authorities deployed 117 military personnel and multiple agencies to contain African swine fever, blocking about one-third of Spain’s pork export certificates to 104 countries.
- On Dec 2 a European Commission taskforce of vets began work in Barcelona to help contain an African swine fever outbreak, authorities said.
- Officials suspect contaminated food waste introduced ASF, possibly a discarded sandwich, after wild boars were found near highway rest-area bins and traffic routes.
- On December 1, the Unidad Militar de Emergencias deployed 117 personnel and 25 vehicles to seal a six-kilometre exclusion zone and patrol a 20-kilometre surveillance radius around Collserola natural park, using drones, infrared tech, and detection dogs.
- About one-third of Spain's pork export certificates, covering 400 certificates to 104 countries, have been blocked as China limited imports from the Barcelona area while Taiwan, Mexico and Japan suspended Spanish pork imports.
- Officials say this coming week is critical as new cases could widen quarantine, with Catalonia estimating �8 billion in losses while none of the 39 farms have tested positive.
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Spain Deploys Army To Outside Barcelona To Deal With Swine Fever
Spain has deployed more than 100 military personnel to help control an outbreak of African swine fever detected near Barcelona, raising concerns about the future of the country’s major pork export industry. The outbreak, confirmed last week after two wild boars tested positive for the disease in…
Spain has deployed a military emergency unit to help fight African swine fever – a discarded sandwich could have caused the problem. Two wild boars have died in recent days.
Hundreds of police, soldiers and forest rangers have been deployed to the Barcelona area in Spain after nine dead wild boars were found with confirmed African swine fever. A six-kilometer safety zone has been set up in the municipality of Bellaterra. Spain is the largest pork producer in the EU.
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