Measures to further protect
"Biosecurity New Zealand will this week begin using foot mats with disinfecting chemicals for arrivals from
"With FMD recently found in the tourist hotspot of
Recent measures to protect against FMD, include:
- A new wide-reaching awareness campaign targeting travellers before they travel to
- An on-the-ground audit of the palm kernel supply chain in
- Biosecurity New Zealand is launching an
- Providing regular updates to primary sector partners and the country's veterinary network and working with primary sector partners to ensure their farmers remain vigilant.
- Providing personal protective equipment, disinfectant, backpack sprayers and other tools to
"The Government has made significant biosecurity investments in recent years, this includes
"We do not currently have any flights directly from
"Biosecurity New Zealand's experts are providing me regular advice on the FMD situation overseas and we'll be flexible in our approach. Trialling the use of sanitising foot mats is an example of that responsiveness.
"We also strongly urge anyone who was in contact with livestock in
"We also ask if anyone sees their pigs, goats, alpacas, llamas, cattle, sheep or deer with symptoms including high fever, mouth and feet blisters or erosions and lameness, to call their veterinarian or MPI's exotic pest and disease hotline (0800 80 99 66).
"We'll continue to work closely with our Australian counterparts and primary sector partners, and I thank them for their work to raise FMD awareness.
"Our primary sector earned
For more information about FMD and what you can do please visit here and How to declare items when arriving in NZ | NZ Government (mpi.govt.nz).
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