The risk of foot and mouth disease (FMD) reaching Australian shores has increased with confirmation the outbreak in Indonesia has reached the tourist hotspot of Bali.
A cattle market in Bali. Picture: Dr Ross Ainsworth.
A letter from Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture’s confirmed the entry of FMD to Bali on Friday, with testing confirming 63 cows had been infected in three locations around Bali.
A lockdown has been imposed to stop the delivery of livestock outside Bali.
The infections in Bali add to the more than 230,000 animals now infected across 22 provinces in Indonesia since…
