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High-security lab NOT to blame for Spain’s African swine fever outbreak as infected wild boar numbers climb

INVESTIGATORS probing the cause of Spain’s African swine fever outbreak say the variant detected in wild boars in Catalunya is different to that used at a nearby high-security laboratory. Previously, officials speculated that the disease may have leaked from one…

Flights diverted from airport in northern Spain after wild boars rush onto runway

FLIGHTS carrying holidaymakers to northern Spain on Saturday morning were forced to divert after a sounder of wild boars ran onto the runway. A Coruña Airport in north-western Spain was temporarily closed after the animals breached the runway’s perimeter, forcing…