Overview
- Officials confirmed 18 infected farms in Girona, with 17 in Alt Empordà and one in Gironès, triggering strict control zones and movement limits.
- The plan targets herds in Girona and selected municipalities in Lleida, Barcelona and Huesca, with a separate surveillance belt where activity continues under heightened checks.
- During vaccination, animals in the targeted areas will not be moved off farms, while milk from vaccinated cows remains eligible for consumption.
- The government approved an emergency €660,000 vaccine purchase and reported about 300,000 doses on hand from EU stock, French donations and lab purchases.
- Galicia is excluded from preventive vaccination for now under the proximity strategy, while trade curbs include 50 km commercial limits, culling at affected farms and import restrictions by partners such as Morocco.