General State of Catalonia The process of requesting assistance from UME has already begun To prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF) beyond Barcelona’s Collserola mountain range, where it was found in recent hours The carcasses of eight more wild boarswhich is added to the six that were found previously, as sources from the Ministry of Agriculture reported on Sunday. Therefore, there are now two confirmed cases and a further 12 suspected cases.
These sources explained that the central government made it available to the state Hunting section Military emergency unit (UME), an offer that was accepted, a cooperation that is now being administratively handled by the Catalan Government.
The news of the activation of the UME was also confirmed by the state’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Oscar Ordig, who reported on Sunday that the government I requested the deployment of a hunting monitoring unit For the aforementioned military unit, although it did not specify how many agents would travel to the affected area and when they would do so.
He said in statements to the administration headquarters in the city of Lleida that more dead animals were found, all of them In the radius of Cerdanyola del VallèsAlthough he did not specify the number.
They appeared this week near the campus of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), in the municipality of Cerdanyola del Valles, Six wild boars were killed by swine feveran area where over the past few hours the carcasses of eight more wild boars were found, which are now being analyzed to ascertain whether they were infected with the ASF virus or if they died of other diseases.
On Saturday, the state gazette published Resolution ARP/4435/2025, which officially declared an outbreak of African swine fever, which… Two perimeters were created for observation and control Around the epicenter of the disease, areas of 76 municipalities in the province of Barcelona where various restrictions have been imposed.
As a result of the outbreak of swine fever, the first to be detected in Spain since 1994, A The circumference of the first six kilometers Around the place where the first two dead animals were found, entry to which was prohibited except for residents. A second 20-kilometre perimeter, called Surveillance, was also designed, where organized outdoor activities, such as walking or cycling trips, were prohibited.
They ask citizens not to enter the mountains
To contain the outbreak, an apparatus was designed, led by and in which the Ministries of Agriculture, the Interior, and the State Presidency participate City halls, county councils and other entities general. The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, Oscar Ordig, in interviews with Radio Catalunya and RAC1, once again asked citizens not to enter the mountains. “We will redouble our efforts and actions if necessary.” He stressed making sure that the virus does not escape from Collserola.
Ordig highlighted the economic impact an ASF outbreak could have. “Everyone, the press in the entire world, the economic world and governments are watching what we are doing,” stressed the minister who said. He called for “citizen cooperation.” To prevent the sole of a shoe or wheel from bringing the virus out of the garden. “We are risking a high percentage of Catalan GDP. Let’s not be ridiculous. It could take a few weeks,” added Ordig, who stressed that this situation could last several days.