Overview
- Spain’s Algete reference lab confirmed two additional positive wild boar, bringing the total to 29, all found within the original 6‑kilometer risk zone around Cerdanyola.
- The Generalitat‑commissioned IRB analysis sequenced 17 of 19 IRTA‑CReSA samples and found no match to the outbreak virus, making a laboratory escape highly unlikely and suggesting a distinct strain.
- Genetic work by the national lab in Algete and police inquiries by Mossos d’Esquadra and the Guardia Civil continue, and officials say the origin remains undetermined with multiple hypotheses under review.
- Separately, Algete confirmed a highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak at a Bellpuig farm, requiring the culling of 235,000 laying hens, with neighboring flocks tested and reported negative so far.
- Containment rules for the swine fever zone remain unchanged, veterinary authorities coordinate through RASVE, and regional officials begin compensation payments tied to other livestock disease controls.