There are already nine wild boars affected by the swine plague in Barcelona

The swine plaguehas already killed nine wild boars in the town of Cerdanyola del Vallès in Batzelona, where the first outbreak of the disease was detected, as confirmed by the Spanish Government's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in a statement released this Tuesday. 

To the two cases already confirmed, seven others have now been added. According to the above-mentioned sources, the cases have been confirmed at the Central Veterinary Laboratory in Algete, Madrid, and all the information has been forwarded to the European Commission and the World Animal Health Organisation. 

The Spanish Government has also analysed the activity of pig farms, where no cases of swine plague have been detected so far.

The Basque Government and the Navarre Government are calling for extreme clean-up measures

In the face of the swine epidemic detected in Catalonia, the Basque and Navarre governments are calling for extreme caution . The first calls on farmers and distributors to strictly comply with the clean-up and control protocols, while the second calls for extreme biosafety measures and increased mountain surveillance.

In fact, the pig sector weighs mainly in the South Basque Country, especially in Navarre, with a total of 1,200 pig farms, of which 1,080 are in the foral territory, with more than 827,000 cattle.

In the Basque Country, on the other hand, there are 120 farms with almost 30,000 pigs, of which 20,800 are in Álava, 5,800 in Gipuzkoa and 3,000 in Bizkaia.