The laboratory under investigation is registered as a possible origin of the swine fever outbreak.

The Mossos d'Esquadra and the Guardia Civil are searching the premises of the IRTA-CReSA laboratory in Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona), within the framework of the joint investigation by both police forces to determine the origin of the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) detected in Catalonia. The entry and search of this laboratory has been ordered by the Investigating Court number 2 of Cerdanyola, within the preliminary proceedings that have been declared secret, both police forces informed this Thursday. The entry and search in these facilities is being carried out following the protocols and security measures required for this type of research centers, detail the two police forces. The justice is secretly investigating the origin of the outbreak of African swine fever detected at the end of last November in Catalonia for a crime against the environment, amid suspicions that the strain comes from a laboratory that works with the virus. In fact, the IRTA-CReSA laboratory ...