The number of wild boars testing positive for African swine fever in Catalonia rises to 13.

Veterinary authorities have confirmed four new cases of wild boars testing positive for African swine fever, bringing the total number to 13, all located in the vicinity of previous outbreaks and within the perimeter of the area considered to be at highest risk. The Catalan Official Veterinary Services (SVO) have reported the detection of two new outbreaks of African swine fever in wild boars, with one and three animals respectively in each of them. With these two new outbreaks, the total number of reported outbreaks to date rises to five, two of them primary and the other three secondary, including a total of 13 positive animals. In addition, 37 other dead animals have been detected in the area and its surroundings that have tested negative. The Ministry's note recalls that these findings are the result of the "intense" fieldwork carried out by the Rural Agents Corps of the Generalitat, with a total of 26 operational work teams in collaboration with the UME (Military Emergency ...