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African Swine Fever detected in Spain
Dec 8, 2025 | 4:16 PM
For the first time in nearly three decades African swine fever (ASF) has been discovered in Spain.
In November ASF was found in two dead wild boars in the Barcelona area. Eleven more wild boars, found dead in the same area, later tested positive. Catalonia accounts for about eight per cent of Spain’s hog production.
Swine Health Information Center Executive Director Dr. Megan Niederwerder said, to date, there have been no detections of ASF in domestic pigs in Spain.
“Spain is the largest pork producer in the EU and it’s the third largest pork producer in the world, only after China and the United States. It also has a significant export of pork products,” she said. “With regards to volume of global pork exports, it’s second only to the United States.”