Ray Smith, director-general of the Ministry for Primary Industries, sent a shiver through the NZ China Summit in Auckland when he warned that foot-and-mouth disease getting into NZ would be a “scary” and a “gigantic thing”.
The highly contagious disease has been sweeping through Indonesia and since it was first discovered in May 429,000 cases have been identified through 24 provinces including Bali, a popular holiday destination for many New Zealanders.
Indonesia is struggling to bring the disease under control, underlining what a problem it could be for NZ’s main export industries.
The disease, which could cost the country billions of dollars and more than 100,000 jobs if it ran rampant among our livestock, is causing major concern in South Asia. After the disease was discovered in Bali fragments of the virus that cause the disease have also been found in meat products entering Australia from Indonesia, creating fresh concerns…
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