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African swine fever (ASF) continues to spread to new parts of Catalonia, prompting the imposition of fresh restrictions. On Tuesday, the Catalonian government’s Official Veterinary Services…
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ASF continues to spread to new parts of Catalonia
0African swine fever (ASF) continues to spread to new parts of Catalonia, prompting the imposition of fresh restrictions. On Tuesday, the Catalonian government’s Official Veterinary Services confirmed the virus had been found in a further seven wild boar in two outbreaks. One of these was located in the municipality of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, reportedly 13km from the original outbreak confirmed in late November.  It has therefore been added to the high-risk zone. On Friday, the authorities announced that two new cases had been found near the western towns of El Papiol and Molins de Rei in Barcelona’s metropolitan area…