Tag: Mark Schipp

Australia Tightens Biosecurity Measures to Stop Foot And Mouth Disease

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…


Greatest Biosecurity Threat Hovers Over Northern Australia: Chief Vet

Australia’s chief veterinary officer has warned that the country’s agriculture industry faces its “greatest biosecurity threat” in decades. Dr. Mark Schipp’s warning comes after Indonesia witnessed the re-emergence of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in early May, which followed an outbreak of lumpy skin disease in March and African swine fever earlier. “The incursion of three of those…