The state’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Oscar Ordig, explained that this Sunday captures Possibly infected wild boar with African swine fever In the Collserola area (Barcelona), by installing traps, … Repellents and fences so that animals do not move to other areas. He said this in an interview with Catalunya Radio, where he asked for citizens’ cooperation to comply with restrictions on access to the Collserola Natural Park, which remains closed on Sunday.
He explained about the closure, “Yesterday the work was not finished because it is a park with 100 main entrances and 400 secondary entrances, and it is very difficult to close it.” He said that today’s instructions are for the park to remain completely closed for entertainment and that break-ins are underway. In addition, he explained that the security forces have been strengthened Mossos Discodra, Civil Guard and Rural Agents To prevent access to Collserola “a special armored 6-kilometer radius”.
He also indicated that the seizure would be coordinated by rural agents, together with the Ministry of Agriculture and employees from the public company Forestal Catalana, in cooperation with other bodies such as the Civil Guard. “Any animal found must be decontaminated, this animal must be preserved and transported to an animal health research center, and this must be done with highly advanced technical conditions.” In this sense, it was mentioned that the specific unit intervention of Control the catch Follower Military emergency unit (UME) is “on the table”.
Ordig also noted that the government has made these resources available and that they will be activated if it is deemed necessary: “Today we have to see if there are more positives.” So far, all infected animals have been detected within the radius Cerdanyola del Valles (Barcelona), and if the restricted area has to be expanded, “the necessary technical, economic and effective means” will be used to do so.
Asked if consideration had been given to suspending classes at the Belatera University of Barcelona (UAB) campus, close to the radius of the outbreak, he said it was not on the table and that the activities of “homes, companies and university centers remain until further notice.” Regarding the origin of the outbreak, he noted that it is not yet known, but is being investigated: “Based on whether this virus is similar to the virus found in other countries in Europe, we will be able to Know what the original is». Along these lines, he mentioned as possible hypotheses that there were some contaminated foods or that the virus was transmitted through some means of transportation.
Referring to exports, he pointed out that: Pig industry in Catalonia He explained that the country’s exports amount to 3,000 million euros and explained that when a positive case is detected, export certificates are automatically suspended and it will be necessary to negotiate “country by country” to reopen these markets. “We need to give markets, countries and exporters the message that we are doing things well, that we have it under control,” he said.