“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