After decades of being free from the disease, the deadly virus has crept back into one of Australia’s favourite destinations. 9News
After decades of being free from foot and mouth disease , in May the deadly virus crept back into Indonesia and it has now reached holiday hotspot Bali.
"The biggest fear with Bali and foot and mouth is just the sheer number of tourists," he told 9news.com.au. A single case detected anywhere in Australia would immediately trigger a nationwide ban on all movement of cows, sheep, pigs and goats, he said. "The estimate of cost is as high as $100 billion," Dalgleish said, calculating the level of long-term damage that could be inflicted on farmers and the economy.
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