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Is Australia doing enough to stop a foot and mouth disease outbreak?

Indonesia Foot Mouth Explainer

Agriculture Ministry officials give vaccination to a cow during a campaign to prevent the spread of a the highly infectious foot-and-mouth disease at a farm in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Thousands of cattle are covered in blisters from highly infectious foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia, sounding the alarm for the country, its Southeast Asian neighbors and Australia. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) Source: AAP / Firdia Lisnawati/AP

Some politicians say a temporary border closure is needed to stop foot and mouth spreading from Indonesia to Australia.



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