Overview
- Genomic sequencing by the EU reference lab identified the Georgia 2007 variant in Collserola wild boar, a strain not circulating in Europe’s wild population.
- The Agriculture Ministry opened an investigation and said the origin may lie in a biocontainment facility, without naming any center.
- IRTA-CReSA in Bellaterra, which has published research using Georgia 2007, says protocol reviews found no biosecurity breaches and details strict containment practices.
- Catalonia has enforced a 6 km high‑risk cordon and a 20 km surveillance perimeter across 91 municipalities, restricting access to natural areas and deploying policing and disinfection points.
- Authorities report 50 dead boar with 13 confirmed positives inside the control zone, EU inspectors caution against hurried hunting drives, and the Govern agreed with producers to send 30,000 healthy pigs from the perimeter to slaughter for domestic consumption.