To lock out foot-and-mouth disease, Australia must help its neighbor countries bolster their biosecurity
Published Date: 8/12/2022
Source: phys.org
Foot-and-mouth disease now poses a high threat to Australia. This highly contagious livestock virus is sweeping Indonesia—the closest it's been to Australia since the 1980s. A large outbreak here could cause decimate the livestock industry and cause A$80 billion in economic damage over the coming decade.