To lock out foot-and-mouth disease, Australia must help our neighbour countries bolster their biosecurity
- Written by: Robyn Alders, Honorary Professor, Australian National University
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.
The peril coincides with...