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Spanish Police Raid Lab Amid Swine Fever Investigation

12/18/2025

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Spanish police raided a state-funded laboratory near Barcelona amid African swine fever investigation.
Genome sequencing links the ASF strain to research at the facility.
ASF is fatal to pigs and wild boars and threatens Spain, the EU's largest pork producer.
Authorities imposed movement restrictions and confirmed the virus in wild boars in the Collserola mountain range.
Catalan leader Salvador Illa highlighted reducing the boar population and intensifying hunting associations' efforts.

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Spanish police raided a state-funded laboratory near Barcelona amid African swine fever investigation.
Genome sequencing links the ASF strain to research at the facility.
ASF is fatal to pigs and wild boars and threatens Spain, the EU's largest pork producer.
Authorities imposed movement restrictions and confirmed the virus in wild boars in the Collserola mountain range.
Catalan leader Salvador Illa highlighted reducing the boar population and intensifying hunting associations' efforts.