SBS Sinhala Current Affair 22 July 2022: Is Australia doing enough to stop a foot and mouth disease outbreak?

Vaccination of livestock

Vaccination of livestock Source: Getty Images/Lucas Ninno

Listen to the SBS Sinhala feature on measures taken by the government to control the spreading of foot and mouth disease in livestock.


Highlights

  • The Federal Government has stepped up its efforts to prevent an outbreak of foot and mouth disease spreading from Indonesia to Australia.
  • But the Coalition says Labor is not doing enough to stop an outbreak that would devastate Australia's livestock industry.
  • Meanwhile, viral fragments of the disease had been detected in pork products imported from China.


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