Diseases
50 wild boars have been found dead in Catalonia, in the area affected by the swine plague
The Ministry of Agriculture will examine the bodies to determine if they are contaminated.
News: International Euskera Day, Navarre Day and Pig Plague
A summary, in two words, of what will be news in the Present today.
Xabin Fernandez, diagnosed with HIV, "The positive changed my life."
Today, 1 December, is World AIDS Day. Today, some 6,200 people receive some form of HIV treatment in the Basque Autonomous Community, so we have been with some of them.
Most of the new HIV diagnoses occur in men in Hego Euskal Herria, with an average age of 37 years
In the year 125 new cases are detected in the Basque Country, in Navarre 18 new cases of HIV have been detected between January and September 2025.
Can a human be infected with the swine plague?
The disease has reappeared in the Spanish state 31 years after the last case was detected, but what consequences can the spread of the swine plague have?
More dead boars found in Catalonia linked to swine plague cases
The plan to catch wild boars infected with the African swine plague was reinforced this Sunday in the Collserola area of Barcelona, and it is not ruled out that another animal is found dead in the area.
The Basque Government calls for strengthening biosecurity after detecting cases of swine plague in Catalonia
At the same time, it calls for care, prudence and vigilance for all the agents of the Basque Country linked to the pig sector, which has killed six boars in Barcelona in two days.
The Basque Country has lifted the ban on holding livestock fairs, but will maintain measures to control nodular dermatosis
These measures will be in force until 15 January, and an extension or reduction of the deadline will be assessed depending on the epidemiological situation.
Some 6200 people receive HIV treatment in the Basque Country
HIV tests can be carried out free of charge both in Osakidetza health centres and in specialized consultations for sexually transmitted infections.
ENBA and EHNE have called for the fight against avian influenza with "scientific rigour" rather than "political measures"
Farmers' associations believe that the closure of the production system in the Basque Country, "largely rural, static and ecological", poses a "risk of disease spread".
For certain periods of time, chickens may leave confinement and be evacuated outside the CSC
In order to prevent the contagion of avian influenza, the Basque institutions and the sector have decided to set up a monitoring table to analyse the evolution of the disease and the measures to be applied.
There will be news: the negotiation of the ACV's budgets, the monitoring committee for avian influenza and the trial of 21 people who protested against abortion
A summary, in two words, of what will be news in the Present today.
Osakidetza will bring breast cancer screening forward to 45 years and take on the abortions it spends on a private day
The Health Counselor has announced that voluntary terminations of pregnancy will begin progressively, with a forecast to be taken over "in two years" and that by 2027 the age of screening for breast cancer will be reduced to 45.
Some 172,000 people suffer from diabetes in the CSC and affect 7.5 per cent of the population
About 9,000 cases are diagnosed each year in the Basque Autonomous Community, with type 2 being the most widespread (90% of diabetes patients).
The Department of Health has called on children under 60 to be vaccinated against influenza, especially children
This week there have been 889 cases of influenza, of which only 6.2% have been hospitalized, compared to 10% last week, a decrease that shows that vaccination can reduce serious cases.
Spanish Government orders preventive measures to prevent avian influenza
From 10 November, measures affecting domestic and breeding birds in specific risk and surveillance areas, which do not exist in the CSC but in Navarre, will enter into force. In any case, the authorities have called for careful and responsible action in the face of the virus from Europe in order to avoid the damage that contagion and the spread of the virus may cause.
This is NEIKER's 3rd Biological Containment Laboratory (NCB3)
NEIKER, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, has completely renovated the Level 3 Biological Containment Laboratory (NCB3), also known as the P3 laboratory, at its headquarters in Derio. This progress is essential in the study of high-risk pathogenic agents that cause diseases such as tuberculosis or avian influenza.
NEIKER has strengthened animal health research by renovating its high-safety laboratory
A study has linked the prolonged consumption of melatonin to the risk of heart disease
A paper presented by the American Heart Association has generated controversy among experts by suggesting that taking melatonin supplements for more than a year can increase the risk of heart failure. Specialists have called for calm and recalled that products sold in pharmacies without a prescription do not go up by two milligrams.
