Swine fever in Spain dominates the country’s newsEven more so when the authorities analyze a wild boar that was run over by a commuter train in Barcelona in the midst of the crisis.
In addition, UME transferred a total of 117 soldiers from Madrid and Zaragoza to join the service. “Neutralizing” swine fever in Barcelona.
while, Meetings are held with the government To deploy an operation that will include at least four military units specialized in confronting this crisis.
in Bad languages This two wanted to solve the spectators’ doubt Does swine fever pose a danger to humans or not?Due to the flood of news on this topic.
“Is there a vaccine?”Jesús Centora asked before making way for Maria Navarro, who Check TVETo answer this question: “There is no cure or vaccine for African swine fever,” the journalist said.
“It must be said Does not pose a danger to humans Neither by contact nor by ingestion, but it is deadly and highly contagious among pigs and wild boars, Navarro explained.
“According to the latest available data, African swine fever It is present in 14 European Union countriesIn the case of Spain, it was eliminated from 1994 until November 28.”
Navarro noted that on that date in 2025, “the first cases were detected in wild boars in Catalonia. Currently, the disease affects wild pigs, not pigs On farms.”
He concluded by saying, “Nevertheless The origin of the infection has not been confirmed“The main hypothesis being considered by the Ministry of Agriculture of Catalonia is that the wild boar may have come into contact with contaminated food from the garbage container.”