East Java Police Establishes 84 Animal Insulation Posts To Anticipate PMK

Coordination Meeting for the Acceleration of Handling Mouth and Nail Diseases (PMK) which was held in Malang City, East Java, Monday (30/5/2022). ANTARA/HO-Adpim Bureau of East Java

MALANG - The East Java Regional Police have tightened the supervision of livestock traffic by establishing 84 isolation posts to anticipate the spread of the mouth and nail disease (PMK) outbreak. East Java Police Chief Inspector General Nico Afinta at the Coordination Meeting for the Acceleration of FMD Handling in Malang City, said his party is also supervising the animal market. and slaughterhouses (RPH) as a preventive measure to prevent FMD. "In addition, we also restrict and tighten traffic for livestock, animal markets, and abattoirs. We also have animal shelter posts at a number of points, i.e. there are 84 posts on arterial roads. and toll roads," Nico said as quoted by Antara, Monday, May 30. Nico hopes that police personnel in various areas in East Java will continue to monitor, so that there is no spread of FMD outbreaks in the area. checked, not only at certain hours, stay firm but polite," he said. a series of activities in assisting the handling of PMK in East Java. In addition, his party has issued a telegram to the regional police regarding anticipatory steps, coordination, creating a task force, and the empowerment of Bhabinkamtibmas. This PMK," he added. Meanwhile, Professor of Virology and Immunology Universitas Airlangga Prof. Fedik Abdul Rantam said that preventive measures or control of FMD in livestock could be carried out in various steps.

For example, vaccination according to the same serotype or subtype. This includes carrying out strict biosecurity, spraying cages in the morning and evening, quarantine, preventing entry and exit of cages, as well as restrictions on animal movement between regions. The vaccination should be given in the triangular area between the shoulder, spinal cord and jugular groove,” he said.

It was recorded that until May 29, 2022, PMK in East Java covered 17,934 cattle spread over 25 districts and cities. Of these, 15,521 cows were reported to be sick, 2,289 recovered, and 124 dead. The FMD outbreak areas in East Java were reported to be in Lamongan, Gresik, Mojokerto, and Sidoarjo. Then the infected areas were Lumajang, Probolinggo, Pasuruan, Malang, Jombang, Batu , Jember, Magetan, Surabaya, Malang City, Probolinggo City, Tuban, Bojonegoro, Bangkalan, Madiun Regency, Bondowoso, Sumenep, Sampang, Kediri, Nganjuk, and Ponorogo.