US EditionSpain deploys military to contain African swine fever near Barcelona
Two wild boars tested positive for African swine fever near Barcelona, triggering a ban on one-third of export certificates affecting 104 countries, officials said.
- On November 28, authorities in Catalonia confirmed two wild boars near Cerdanyola del Vallès tested positive for African swine fever, prompting the Spanish government to activate an emergency contingency plan and seek UME support.
- Officials suspect the virus entered via contaminated food waste near highway rest-area bins, Óscar Ordeig said a discarded food item likely triggered the outbreak, and authorities note limited spread supports a single introduction.
- On December 1, around 117 UME personnel and 25 vehicles began operations in Collserola, joining roughly 300 civil guards, rural agents and local police to secure a six-kilometre exclusion zone and enforce a 20-kilometre surveillance radius using drones, infrared technology and sniffer dogs.
- Trade handlers report about one-third of export certificates are blocked, covering 400 certificates to 104 countries, while Taiwan, Mexico, Japan and China have halted imports, risking supply for restaurants, butchers and retailers.
- Authorities say this coming week is critical as agricultural and veterinary authorities, with UME and rural agents, intensify surveillance while residents are urged to seal garbage and report carcasses.
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Spanish police and soldiers track boars amid swine fever outbreak | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
BARCELONA/MADRID >> Spanish police, soldiers and park rangers are racing to identify wild boars that might be infected with African swine fever and prevent the disease from crossing into the country’s domestic herd, which is central to its multi-billion-euro pork export industry.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has convened on Monday in Madrid a meeting on the outbreak of African swine fever (PPA) detected in the area of Collserola (Barcelona). Representatives of the Generalitat and, presumably, members of the pig sector will attend. Minister Luis Planas, has called for "tranquility" in the face of the outbreak although he has warned that "we must not lower the guard". For his part, the European Commissio…
Spanish military sets up ‘exclusion zone’ to contain African swine fever — that may have started from a tainted sandwich
Spain has called in its military to help contain an outbreak of African swine fever near Barcelona, a move aimed at protecting the country’s multi-billion-euro pork export industry.
Spanish police and soldiers track boars, reinforce farm security amid swine fever outbreak
Spanish police, soldiers and park rangers are racing to identify wild boars that might be infected with African swine fever and prevent the disease from crossing into the country’s domestic herd, which is central to its multi-billion-euro pork export industry.
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