Former chief veterinary officer Mark Schipp on the current risk of FMD in Australia

Dr Schipp warns the risk of foot-and-mouth and lumpy skin disease entering Australia has actually increased, and complacency must be avoided.

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00:00Dr. Shipp, the foot and mouth and lumpy skin disease are not in the headlines anymore.

00:04However, the risk has certainly not declined for Australia.

00:09Yeah, that's right. In fact, I would say that the risk has increased.

00:12In Australia, we have neighbours that have those diseases and they're very much on our doorstep.

00:19At the same time, trade has increased, our exposure has increased.

00:23And I think there's a real danger in Australia of becoming complacent and loss of awareness of that risk.

00:29We need to maintain awareness of the risk posed by these diseases to Australia's cattle industry and our economy.