THE mainstream media stampede might have moved on, which has calmed the issue somewhat, but at the same time, the presence of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia has not magically disappeared.
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eporting has swung from headlines implying FMD is already in Australia (it is not) to suggestions the outbreak is under control and the threat has passed.
While such news would indeed be gratefully received in both Indonesia and Australia, a range of sources close to Indonesia have told Beef Central in the past week that the Indonesian outbreak is not yet under control and the disease is still…
