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The disease is now recognized as endemic, with outbreaks showing an upward trend in the first half of 2025 and continuing to consistently appear throughout the country.

Current data does not allow confirmation that the ASF viral strain came from any laboratory, according to the sequencing performed by the IRB.

Two new secondary outbreaks have been reported with a total of 10 positive wild boars located near the outbreaks reported previously.

Sales of medically important antimicrobial drugs approved for use in food-producing animals increased by 16% between 2023 and 2024.

The temporary ban affects live pigs, pork meat, pig skin, and other related products from Taiwan.

These are two new secondary outbreaks involving a total of three animals, bringing the total number of positive animals since the outbreak began to 16, all of them within the high-risk zone.

The Ministry of Agriculture has updated restrictions on exports of Spanish pork products, including new developments for Japan and the US.

The latest ESUAvet report shows a 5% rise in antimicrobial sales for food-producing animals in 2024, signaling a potential shift in long-term declines.

Update on the markets that have lifted some of their initial restrictions on Spanish pork due to the ASF outbreak.

As of December 10, all 55 farms in the ASF-affected area designated by the EU have tested negative.