The government confirmed Two positive cases of African swine fever (ASF) In wild boars found dead on November 25 and 26 in Cerdanyola del Valles (Barcelona), for this reason the emergency plan for this disease has been activated, said a statement on Friday.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food It is a disease that has not been discovered in Spain since November 1994It is highly contagious, with mortality and morbidity rates approaching 100%, and causes hemorrhagic lesions on the skin and internal organs.
This morning, in the positive zone, technicians from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food and the Cos d’Agents Rurals put The actions planned in the protocol are underway: Search for dead animals and collect fishing traps and disinfection materials for transport to the logistics center established in Torreferrosa.
The Animal Health Service has identified a monitoring area that corresponds to a Its radius is 20 km From where positive wild boars were found, farms were listed and movements were restricted for life and/or farms were slaughtered within that range.
are included other residents Such as Mollet, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Montcada, La Llagosta, Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Polinyà, Terrassa, part of the Barcelona neighborhoods, Sabadell and Collserola Natural Park.
Represents pork exports 19.3% of the total Export of food and beverages by Catalonia (2024).
It does not affect humans
African swine fever which It does not affect humansIt is a highly contagious disease that affects domestic pigs, European wild boars, and the African pig.
Some forms of the ASF virus have High virulence Which is characterized by high temperature, loss of appetite, and bleeding in the skin and internal organs, to the point that It can cause death between 2 and 10 daysThe death rate due to the disease can reach 100%.