There are already nine wild boars affected by the swine plague in Barcelona
With regard to the situation of pig farms, the Spanish Government has confirmed that, for the time being, no cases of swine pests have been detected in them.
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.
THE PLAGUE OF PIGS
The situation of the swine plague in the most disadvantaged countries in Europe
Thousands of pigs have been slaughtered and millions have been lost in the EU. The spread of the disease has forced the tightening of controls and the maintenance of restriction zones in 13 countries.
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