Overview
- After nine days, officials report no new positives beyond the 6‑kilometer perimeter around Cerdanyola del Vallès, holding the tally at 13 infected wild boar and no farm cases.
- Authorities will cull roughly 61,500 pigs from 55 farms in the surveillance zone, clarifying the earlier 80,000 figure referred to maximum capacity; meat from these animals will be sold only in Spain.
- A mixed team of Catalan, Spanish and EU experts will audit research centers to probe a possible laboratory link suggested by a Georgia 2007–like genome, with police investigations continuing.
- Trade disruption persists, but South Korea will resume purchases with limits on product from the 20‑kilometer zone, and Catalonia is working to reopen markets such as Japan and the Philippines as domestic prices fall.
- Wild‑boar control intensifies: Catalonia has begun selective captures in the outer ring and restricted access across 91 municipalities, while Valencia and Aragón offer €40 and €30 per boar respectively to cut populations.