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Spanish laboratory could be source of ASF outbreak

Officials say strain of African swine fever suggests it may have come from a laboratory

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
clock • 2 min read
Spanish laboratory could be source of ASF outbreak

Spain's authorities believe a nearby laboratory could be the source of the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak, discovered in wild boar near Barcelona in late November. Speaking in an animal and plant...

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