The Government of Catalonia has approved the creation of a temporary three-year program to strengthen surveillance, control, and eradication activities for African swine fever (ASF) and to address the consequences of the outbreak.
The program will last for a maximum of three years, from 1st December 2026 to 30 November 2029, and will be funded by the Catalan Government’s emergency fund.
The measure provides for the recruitment of 17 professionals, including 10 veterinarians, 2 environmental science experts, and 5 people with management and administrative skills.
Personnel selection will take place through the ATRI portal, following the personnel recruitment procedures already in force.
The new staff will strengthen control activities on farms, epidemiological surveillance, and measures related to wild boar populations, with the aim of preventing the disease from spreading beyond restricted areas.
According to the Catalan government, the program’s duration addresses the need to maintain surveillance and control measures in the medium term, taking into account the persistence of the African swine fever virus in the environment, particularly in wild boar carcasses and products derived from infected animals, as well as its transmission dynamics among wildlife...
Tuesday 3 November 2026/ DARPA/ Government of Catalonia.
https://govern.cat/salaprems
