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Helpless in the face of the worst animal pandemic in history: African swine fever breaks out in Spain with no vaccine in sight

Interview in Ciencia Materia of El País

December 3rd, 2025

Barasona JA. and Rodriguez-Bertos A.

Veterinarians José Ángel Barasona (left) and Antonio Rodríguez Bertos, at the Visavet Health Surveillance Centre, in Madrid (Spain). Image: Álvaro García


Participants:

Universidad ComplutenseServicio de Inmunología Viral y Medicina Preventiva (SUAT). Servicio de Patología y Veterinaria Forense (SAP). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM).

Universidad ComplutenseDepartamento de Sanidad Animal. Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM).


Helpless in the face of the worst animal pandemic in history: African swine fever breaks out in Spain with no vaccine in sight






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Ciencia Materia


Ciencia Materia
December 3rd, 2025

TITLE: Desarmados ante la peor pandemia animal de la historia: la peste porcina africana irrumpe en España sin ninguna vacuna a la vista


TYPE: Press interview


AUTHORS: Barasona JA. and Rodriguez-Bertos A.


First
José Ángel Barasona García-Arévalo
Last
Antonio Manuel Rodríguez Bertos

MEDIA: Ciencia Materia. El País


DATE: December 3rd, 2025


CITE THIS COMMUNICATION:

Barasona JA. and Rodriguez-Bertos A. Helpless in the face of the worst animal pandemic in history: African swine fever breaks out in Spain with no vaccine in sight. Ciencia Materia, El País, December 3rd, 2025. (Press interview)


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