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Spain Battles Swine Fever Threatening Pork Exports

12/3/2025

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Spain deployed military and police to manage an African swine fever outbreak near Barcelona, threatening its pork export industry.
Two dead wild boars tested positive for African swine fever.
Authorities established a 3.7-mile exclusion zone and are investigating eight more suspected cases.
Luis Planas, Spain's Agriculture Minister, said one-third of pork export certificates are blocked and no farms have tested positive yet.
Officials suspect human activity introduced the virus from Europe near the AP-7 highway.

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Spain deployed military and police to manage an African swine fever outbreak near Barcelona, threatening its pork export industry.
Two dead wild boars tested positive for African swine fever.
Authorities established a 3.7-mile exclusion zone and are investigating eight more suspected cases.
Luis Planas, Spain's Agriculture Minister, said one-third of pork export certificates are blocked and no farms have tested positive yet.
Officials suspect human activity introduced the virus from Europe near the AP-7 highway.