Swine fever warning for Aussie travellers - The Age

Travellers returning from overseas can expect to go through unprecedented airport security screenings as Australia bolsters its defences against a devastating outbreak of African swine fever.

There will be more sniffer dogs, biosecurity officers and X-ray machines at airports across Australia over the summer, as part of a $66 million package to protect Australia's $5 billion pork industry.

The disease, which kills about 80 per cent of the pigs it infects but isn't dangerous to humans, is now on Australia's doorstep after being detected in southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Authorities are particularly concerned about travellers returning from the Indonesian island resort of Bali, a favourite overseas spot for Australian travellers, and home to many domestic pigs.

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