The Australian government has offered Indonesia financial support to secure a vaccine to contain an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease .Australia is offering Indonesia financial and technical support following an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease
The highly contagious disease, which is not yet present in Australia, is believed to have spread from Malaysia and marks the first FMD incursion in Indonesia since 1986. In a statement released on Monday, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment confirmed it had been advised of the outbreak and was offering assistance to Indonesia to combat and contain the outbreak.
"The risk to Australia remains low in the absence of close contact between animals or the importation of infected products."
...because they're our pacific neighbours and Australia cares for their cattle industry.
This will be Too Little Too Late- what disease infestation here has been going on to finally get the Coalition govt to respond to a risk?
Anything to try and recover from the Solomon debarcle...