Your Shortcut to... monkeypox and foot and mouth disease
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Show Notes
Two and a half years of COVID has made us all more virus literate, and now there are concerns about 2 more that are going around - monkeypox and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). So in this Squiz Shortcut, we'll cover off what monkeypox is and what led to it being declared a global health emergency, what FMD is and the threat it poses to our farming industry, and the steps that are being taken to combat both viruses.
Squiz recommends:
'The agony of an early case of monkeypox' - The New Yorker
'Foot-and-mouth disease is on Australia's doorstep. What will it look like if it spreads?' - ABC News