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'Haunting' memories of the disease on our doorstep

ABC News Daily
ABC News Daily
Episode • Aug 8, 2022 • 11m
You would have heard by now Australia has stepped up its border security because of an outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease in Indonesia.
So what would happen if the disease arrived here?
Today we speak to a farmer who lived through a devastating outbreak in England in the early 2000s and the life-changing experiences of an Australian vet who went to help. 
Featured:
Robert Craig, dairy farmer, Cumbria UK
Bill Sykes, cattle farmer and veterinarian

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