Planas asks for calm in the face of the swine fever outbreak although we must not let our guard down

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, Luis Planas, called for "tranquility" on Monday regarding the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) detected in wild boars in the Collserola area (Barcelona), although he warned that "we must not let our guard down."

"A message, of course, of tranquility to the citizens regarding the consumption of meat, fresh products, and pork derivatives, and, at the same time, of prudence and involvement to avoid, obviously, this spreading to production farms," the minister told EFE in Rome.

Planas has reaffirmed that the Government has been working "since last week" after the confirmation of the first two positive cases in wild boars—the first cases in Spain since 1994—and that new samples sent from Catalonia are currently being analyzed.