These new detections, concentrated in the municipality of Cerdanyola, bring the total number of identified outbreaks in Vallès Occidental to 13. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) confirmed that the 18 infected wild boars were located within the six-kilometer radius where the first case was detected.
The Generalitat sought to convey a message of tranquility, clarifying that these cases correspond to samples that had accumulated during the holiday period, and that it is not a sudden increase in the number of infected wild boars.
In parallel, 530 other wild boars were analyzed with negative results, captured through traps or sampled via passive surveillance. The intensive control operation continues, with Rural Agents using helicopters and drones to search for carcasses in hard-to-reach areas of Cerdanyola and Sant Cugat del Vallès.
Strict surveillance is maintained over the 57 domestic pig farms located within the affected radius, with no infected domestic pigs detected so far. The MAPA reiterates that African Swine Fever (ASF) is not a zoonotic disease and poses no risk to humans or the consumption of pork products.
Access restrictions to the natural environment remain in place in the 12 municipalities within the six-kilometer radius, including Cerdanyola, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Sabadell, and Terrassa. Furthermore, the Consultative Council of the Collserola Natural Park Consortium requested that the area stop being "criminalized," asserting that the mountain range is not the origin of the outbreak.
