The President of the State of Catalonia, Salvador Illa, commissioned the Institute for Agricultural Research and Technology (Irta) to review all centers working with the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus within a 20-kilometre radius where it is located. … Cause an outbreak of disease.
He said that these centers “No more than 5” He advocated auditing facilities and reviewing protocols Preventively, in statements issued on Saturday from the Advanced Command Center to contain the outbreak of African swine fever, at the headquarters of the Rural Agents of the Torreferrosa region, in Santa Perpetua de Mogoda (Barcelona).
“The report tells us that we cannot rule out any hypothesis and therefore, on our part, we have already activated this review of the facilities and this review of the protocols as well. He summed up: “We can’t confirm anything, and we can’t rule anything out.”
IRTA is responsible for creating a group of experienced and competent people, and it is best to also request the presence of representatives from institutions. Thus, Ila stressed that the government has “full confidence” in this state institute.
The outbreak has also been highlighted It did not reach any of the 55 farms within its radiusWhich includes more than 80 thousand animals, and the number of positive cases so far is 13 confirmed cases, with “more than 70 negative cases.”
Pork meat from farms in this area will begin to be released on the Spanish market, and it has been stated that there is “no risk” in consuming this meat to human health.
He also said that “this goal of containing the outbreak has been achieved”, which is, he says, the first priority, thanking the work of all the forces deployed for this and asking citizens to adhere to restrictions on access to the natural environment.