The Australian government will give financial support for foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccinations in Indonesia to prevent the disease from spreading to Australia and wreaking havoc on the agriculture sector.
Following a formal request for assistance from the Indonesian government after FMD spread to Bali, the Australian government has agreed to contribute $1.5 million (US$1.01 million) to provide a least a million vaccine doses to the Southeast Asian country.
Earlier on July 13, Agriculture Minister Murray Watt flew to Indonesia and had a discussion about support with his Indonesian counterpart in Jakarta a day later.
He said Australia offered to share expertise on emergency disease management and biosecurity under a “two-pronged” approach that also involved enhancing biosecurity measures at the Australian border….