PSA in Spain: New cases in the high-risk area

Since the last update on the African Swine Fever (ASF) situation dated January 29, the Official Veterinary Service (OVS) of the Government of Catalonia has reported the detection of three new secondary outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) in wild boars. This involves a total of 39 animals captured or found dead, all located in the municipalities of the high-risk area. This brings the total number of reported outbreaks to date to 26, of which 3 are primary and 23 are secondary, totaling 142 positive cases. In addition, another 938 animals were analyzed and tested negative. Of these, 549 were captured and 389 were sampled through passive surveillance (whole carcasses or remains found in nature, or animals with symptoms that were culled) in the infected area and its surroundings. Regarding actions on farms and other pig establishments, the Veterinary ...