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  • Foot-and-mouth disease
    • A review of Australia's preparedness for the threat of foot-and-mouth disease
      • National foot-and-mouth disease vaccination policy
    • Potential for wind-borne spread of FMD in Australia

Resources

If your livestock are showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease, immediately call the
Emergency Animal Disease Watch Hotline on 1800 675 888
(free call within Australia)

Downloadable resources and links with information you need to know about foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).

Travellers and mailing goods

Foot-and-mouth disease fact sheet – Download

FMD fact sheet (PDF 455 KB)
FMD fact sheet (DOCX 623 KB)

If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.

Read the fact sheet to understand the goods you must declare and what happens if you don’t.

Downloads

Bali traveller journey biosecurity touchpoints (PDF 937 KB)
Bali traveller journey biosecurity touchpoints (PNG 440 KB)

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Learn how to clean your shoes to stop the spread of FMD.

Check what is permitted entry to Australia when bringing or mailing goods.

Livestock producers

Foot-and-mouth disease industry fact sheet – Download

FMD industry fact sheet (PDF 202 KB)
FMD industry fact sheet (DOCX 140 KB)

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Learn how to identify FDM in your livestock.

To access free farm biosecurity advice and resources visit the farm biosecurity website.

Veterinarians

Find out more about our FMD national response arrangements including the role of vaccination in responding to an incursion.

Work with the Northern Australia Biosecurity Surveillance Network (NABSnet) to improve general surveillance for animal pests and diseases.

For information on important emergency animal diseases that do not exist in Australia or that are rare get the guide - Emergency Animal Disease Field Guide for vets.

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