Un análisis descarta que el virus de peste porcina saliera de un laboratorio de Cataluña
Un análisis llevado a cabo por el Institut de Recerca en Biomedicina (IRB) de Cataluña, al noroeste de España, y la Universidad de Barcelona ha descartado que el virus de la peste porcina africana (PPA) detectado en jabalíes saliera del laboratorio IRTA-CReSa, dedicado a la investigación en sanidad animal. Así lo indicaron la secretaria general […]
TL;DR
- An analysis by IRB and the University of Barcelona suggests the ASF virus found in wild boars did not originate from the IRTA-CReSa laboratory.
- The detected virus is a new variant, not previously registered, with mutations and a loss of genome portion, making it less virulent and less deadly.
- Results from the Central Veterinary Laboratory in Madrid are pending for definitive confirmation.
- This is the first detection of ASF in Spain since 1994, with 29 wild boars found dead from the disease so far.
- The outbreak has commercial implications, with several countries blocking Spanish pork product export certificates.