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A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Australia would trigger export bans and have severe economic consequences for Australia’s livestock producers. Australia's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Viral fragments of foot and mouth disease and African swine fever have been detected in pork products at a Melbourne retailer.
Australia remains free of the diseases as the live virus was not detected, but Agriculture Minister Murray Watt reiterated the importance of biosecurity measures.
