Australian authorities are taking precautions to prevent foot and mouth disease (FMD) from entering the country.
Starting from July 7, whenever a flight arrives from Indonesia, a biosecurity officer will board the aircraft and play a message about FMD issues.
“One hundred per cent of travellers arriving from Indonesia will now be assessed against biosecurity risk profiles and receive some form of intervention.” Australia’s Chief Veterinarian Mark Schipp said in comments obtained by AAP.
“That might be they have their luggage X-rayed. They might be interviewed by a biosecurity officer.”
The new measure is implemented following the detection of the highly contagious livestock disease in Bali, a popular holiday destination for Australians….