Overview
- The Catalan government ordered audits of IRTA‑CReSA and other nearby centers after genomic analysis linked the virus to a Georgia‑2007 lineage used in experiments, with Mossos and the Guardia Civil’s Seprona pursuing parallel inquiries.
- Containment around Collserola includes 6‑ and 20‑kilometer control zones, trap installations, reinforced road fencing, and a strategy that anticipates most boar inside the cordon will become infected and die.
- Valencia set a €40 payment per wild boar with a goal of removing 50,000 animals and earmarked €6 million for payouts and carcass handling, while Aragón approved €30 per boar near the Catalonia border.
- Valencian authorities reported more than 200 wild‑boar tests negative for African swine fever and expanded farm biosecurity grants as part of a wider prevention push.
- Spain has confirmed 13 infected wild boar in Collserola, pork prices have fallen and export restrictions are in place, and veterinary leaders warn the state lacks rapid mass‑culling and carcass‑destruction capacity if farms are hit.