Biosecurity measures will ramp up at the Perth Royal Show this year, to reduce the risk of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.
Biosecurity measures will be ramped up at the Perth Royal Show to reduce the risk of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, despite no recorded cases in Australia.Organisers believe the risk of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak is lowSimilar measures are being taken at royal shows in other capital cities, as the agriculture sector fears the spread of the disease to Australia from neighbouring Indonesia, which is battling an outbreak of the deadly livestock disease.
Hand sanitiser and sanitising foot mats – like those seen in airports – will be provided, as well as informational signs and visitor restrictions when the Royal Show kicks off next month.some agriculture events elsewhere refuse entry to people who have recently travelled from IndonesiaThe Federal Agriculture Department has calculated there is a 11.6 per cent risk of the disease getting past Australian borders.
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