Since the last update on the African Swine Fever (ASF) situation, sent on 8 October 2026, the Official Veterinary Services (SVO) of the Generalitat de Catalunya have reported the detection of a new outbreak, which includes a single new case in a wild boar belonging to the municipality of Molins de Rei. The remains of the carcass were found in restricted zone II, within the area delimited by perimeter fencing.

With this new outbreak, the number of reported outbreaks rises to 74, 3 of them primary and 71 secondary, giving a total of 410 positive cases/wild boars in 13 municipalities: Cerdanyola del Vallès, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Sant Quirze del Vallès, Terrassa, Rubí, Molins de Rei, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, Sabadell, El Papiol, Castellbisbal and Esplugues de Llobregat.

Localización detallada de los casos de jabalíes silvestres detectados en la zona restringida II (Fuente: Departament d’Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca i Alimentació). Detailed location of wild boar cases detected in restricted zone II (Source: Departament d’Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca i Alimentació).

In addition, to date, another 13.700 animals have been tested and found negative, of which:

  • 11.647 are animals that were captured or culled without showing clinical symptoms and
  • 2.053 have been investigated through passive surveillance (whole carcasses or remains found in the natural environment, or animals showing symptoms that were culled) in the restricted zones and their surroundings.
Evolución de positivos, capturas y vigilancia pasiva semanal en las zonas I y II. Fuente: 333 a partir de datos del MAPA. Weekly trends in positive cases, captures and passive surveillance in zones I and II. Source: 333 based on data from MAPA.

For its part, according to data from the Department of Agriculture of the Government of Catalonia (DARPA), during the last week 340 wild boars were captured within the restricted zone (high-risk zone and low-risk zone) by the bodies of the Department of the Interior and Public Security (Agents Rurals and Mossos d'Esquadra), hunters' associations, the Special Group for Forest Fire Prevention (GEPIF) and Tragsa's wildlife management teams. Wild boar captures within the infected zone total 13.376.

Operational capacity

Within the high-risk zone, according to DARPA, a total of 34 traps and 93 pigbrigs (collective traps) and, to prevent wild boars from entering or leaving the restricted areas, 353 perimeter fences have been installed.

This week, the operation has involved 991 personnel divided among 347 from the intervention group (Agents Rurals, GECA, GEK9, Drone Unit, ADF, Mossos d'Esquadra, Tragsa, GEPIF and canine teams from a private company in Catalonia) and 644 from the public order group (Mossos d'Esquadra, Local Police, Civil Protection volunteers and the Guardia Civil).

The Department of Agriculture also coordinates and authorizes hunting in the low-risk zone, in collaboration with hunting associations and town councils. This weekend, the following were carried out 27 driven hunts, with the participation of 460 hunters, 596 dogs, and another 45 hunters at waiting posts (ambush)

Remember that you can find all the information about the disease in our African Swine Fever Special.

15 October 2026/ Editorial team 333 based on data from MAPA and DARPA.