Traveller fined, refused entry to Australia for 'significant' biosecurity breach

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SYDNEY - An international traveller has been fined and refused entry to Australia after trying to bring meat into the country in what the government said on Sunday was a “significant breach” of biosecurity laws to protect Australia from foot and mouth disease. Australia...

“This is why legislation is in place to cancel the visa of any traveller who commits a significant biosecurity breach or repeatedly contravenes biosecurity laws,” she said.

Foot and mouth disease is highly transmissible and causes lesions and lameness in cattle, sheep, goats and other cloven-hoofed animals, but does not affect humans. The government has estimated a large outbreak in Australia could see revenue losses of up to $A51.8 billion over 10 years. In Indonesia, authorities have been working to control an outbreak that has infected hundreds of thousands of livestock and killed thousands of animals. - REUTERS

 

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