Biosecurity systems overhaul needed as threats increase, CSIRO warns – ABC News

Scientists are warning Australia’s biosecurity system needs a major overhaul, with the threat of severe biosecurity events like COVID-19 increasing.
Key points:

• In the five years to 2017, the amount of biosecurity risk materials intercepted in Australia increased by almost 50 per cent
• A national surveillance network and investment in new technologies, such as genetic tracking and artificial intelligence, is needed
• At least 75 per cent of emerging human infectious diseases originate from animals

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