Overview
- Catalonia’s agriculture department confirms 16 affected holdings within the existing Alt Empordà control zone, with no expansion of the restricted perimeter.
- A 60‑veterinarian team is vaccinating about 152,000 cattle across three perimeter zones, and coverage in the focal area has reached roughly 70%.
- Infected herds are being fully culled when immunization remains below 75% as required by EU animal‑health rules, and officials emphasize the disease does not pose a human‑health risk.
- Asturias has suspended all livestock fairs, closed the La Pola de Siero national market for 21 days, and ordered 21‑day on‑farm isolation after arrivals from designated risk areas.
- Junts has called for the resignation of agriculture minister Òscar Ordeig, alleging poor management of the response as the campaign of vaccination and movement restrictions continues.