What could happen if foot-and-mouth disease enters Australia, and what are governments and farmers doing to try to prevent a domestic outbreak?
The lethal livestock virus foot-and-mouth disease has resurfaced in Indonesia for the first time in over 30 years, dramatically raising Australia’s threat level.
Guardian Australia’s rural and regional editorwhat could happen if the disease enters Australia and what governments and farmers are doing to try to prevent a domestic outbreak
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