Overview
- Authorities said five laboratories within 20km of the detection zone are under investigation as part of the source hunt.
- Sequencing by a Madrid lab found the virus very similar to the Georgia 2007 strain commonly used in research and vaccine work.
- Thirteen wild boars have tested positive since Nov. 28 in hills outside Barcelona, with soldiers deployed to support containment.
- Catalan officials reported no infections on the 55 nearby pig farms, saying about 80,000 animals are healthy and set to be sold domestically.
- Roughly one‑third of the 100 countries that import Spanish pork have paused shipments as a precaution.