Senacsa prohibits importing pigs from Spain due to flu outbreak

The importation of live pigs, pork products, and by-products into the country from the Kingdom of Spain is temporarily prohibited due to outbreaks of African swine fever, according to a resolution by Senacsa. The document also mandates that any person who is aware of or suspects any entry of live pigs from that country must immediately notify Senacsa to proceed with the sanitary blockade. The regional president of Catalonia, Salvador Illa, has ordered an audit of all facilities, of all those centers within the 20-kilometer risk zone, that are working with the African swine fever virus. The virus was detected in 13 dead wild boars near ...