Spain’s Catalonia region plans to curb its wild boar population by increasing culling efforts after African swine fever was detected near Barcelona, marking the country’s first outbreak since 1994 and risking pork exports. Local authorities said the outbreak underscores the need to accelerate population control and to safeguard public health, with regional leader Salvador Illa noting that authorities have been collaborating with hunting associations and applying scientifically accepted methods. A €10 million credit line was established to assist affected farmers as part of the response. The virus does not affect humans directly but spreads rapidly among pigs and wild boar, prompting heightened biosecurity and export-certification efforts to maintain confidence in international buyers.
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