<h5>Sudden Crisis</h5><p>Spain is facing a big problem because a disease called African Swine Fever (ASF) was found in wild boars near Barcelona in November 2025.</p><p>This disease has not appeared in Spain for more than thirty years, so people were surprised and worried when it returned.</p><p>ASF is very dangerous for pigs and wild boars, but it does not harm humans at all. People can still eat pork safely because the virus cannot infect us.</p><h5>What Is African Swine Fever?</h5><p>African Swine Fever is a virus that makes only pigs and wild boars sick.</p><p>It is not the same as “swine flu” as it does not come from the flu virus. Instead, it comes from a much stronger DNA virus that can stay alive for a long time in meat, blood, or even outside in the environment.</p><p>When a pig or wild boar gets ASF, it becomes sick very quickly. It can get a very high fever, get weak, start bleeding, and may even die in just a few days. This is why the disease is very dangerous for animals.</p><h5>How Does It Spread?</h5><p>ASF can spread in many ways. Wild boars can get it by eating food that has the virus on it. They can also get it by touching other sick animals or stepping on places where infected blood or saliva has fallen.</p><p>Scientists think this outbreak may have started when a wild boar ate leftover food from a bin near a busy highway. The virus is so strong that even a tiny bit of infected garbage can start a big outbreak.</p><p>Because ASF has no cure and can kill animals very quickly, Spain acted fast.</p><p>The government made special restricted zones to stop movement in the area. They used drones and sniffer dogs to look for sick animals. Military teams were sent into the forests to find and remove infected wild boars.</p><p>The good news is that no farm pigs have the virus. This means the disease has not reached domestic animals yet.</p><h5>How To Prevent This?</h5><p>There is no medicine or vaccine for ASF, so the only way to protect pigs is to stop the virus from spreading.</p><p>Spain closed parts of the forests, made farm rules stricter, and stopped pigs from moving between nearby towns.</p><p>Workers are cleaning and disinfecting roads, equipment, and farms to keep the virus away from healthy animals.</p><p>People can help too. They should not feed wild animals, should close bins properly, and should tell authorities if they find any dead wild boars.</p><p>Even throwing food waste in the right place can help stop the disease.</p><h5>Why Does This Matter?</h5><p>This outbreak shows how quickly animal diseases can move from place to place. It is also very hard to stop once it spreads among wild animals.</p><p>Spain is one of the biggest pork producers in Europe, so keeping ASF away from farms is very important for their economy.</p><p>This event reminds us that even small actions, like taking care of our waste properly, can help protect forests, animals, and the whole environment.</p>

A fast-spreading animal disease called African Swine Fever has returned to Spain after more than 30 years, affecting wild boars near Barcelona.

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