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​Outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Hungary and Slovakia

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​Outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Hungary and Slovakia

27 March 2025

DAFF is working to assess any potential biosecurity risk to Australia following notifications of FMD outbreaks in Hungary (on 7 March) and Slovakia (on 22 March) to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). This may impact import conditions for dairy (and other animal-derived products) that are sourced, manufactured or exported from these regions.

This impacts importers and brokers who have imported or plan to import goods containing or derived from foot and mouth disease susceptible species (including cattle, sheep, pigs, deer, giraffe, elephants, camelids (alpacas, llamas and camel) to Australia from Hungary or Slovakia since 3 February 2025. 

The department has amended its FMD free list to reflect Hungary’s new FMD status and that the Department considers that Hungary’s status is currently affecting Slovakia. Any commercial dairy consignment from Hungary or Slovakia will be held under biosecurity control, effective immediately. 

More information will be made available via BICON alerts, industry advice notices and other official communication channels as this risk assessment progresses. 

The department will also directly contact with any permit holders or permit applicants impacted by this outbreak to advise of any potential changes to import conditions.

Read more here.