PMK In Tangerang Increases To 162 Cases, Task Force Gives Livestock Vitamins, Cages Sprayed With Disinfectant

Tangerang Regency PMI officers spray disinfectant into animal cages owned by farmers. (Antara-Azmi Samsul Maarif)

TANGERANG - A total of 162 livestock in the Tangerang Regency area were confirmed to have mouth and nail disease (FMD). This figure is based on the latest data from the local Agriculture and Food Security Service (DPKP).

"Since today, there have been a total of 221 cases of PMK livestock. There are 59 positive cases and 162 suspected cases. However, we have taken steps to handle them," said Head of Tangerang Regency DPKP Asep Jatnika, Monday 13 June.

He explained that the addition of PMK cases to livestock was discovered after his party conducted an intense inspection of a number of breeders from 10 sub-districts in Tangerang Regency.

As for the 10 regions there were cases, including Curug sub-district with six cases, Panongan seven cases, East Sepatan one case, Pagedangan 81 cases, Kelapa Dua 26 cases, Solear 11 cases, Cisoka 11 cases, Rajeg six cases, Cikupa 12 cases, and Legok sub-district in one case.

"On average, the animals suspected of PMK are cattle, buffalo, sheep and goats. So the transmission rate is indeed so fast that it can be transmitted to animals in the vicinity," he said.

Until now, continued Asep, the efforts made by the local disease control and handling task force have directly administered vitamins and antibiotics to animals that were indicated to be exposed to the FMD.

"Of course we are only doing prevention by doing treatment and spraying disinfectants to the farmer's cages, so that this PMK does not spread more widely," he said.

He hopes that all breeders and traders when bringing in new livestock from outside the region should be separated first and ensure that the condition of the animals is in good health.

"It is ensured that the breeders can maintain the sterilization of the cleanliness of their respective animal cages. Because with this effort they can avoid the spread of PMK," he said.

He also appealed to the public not to worry and panic as FMD cases were found in Tangerang Regency, because it was confirmed that oral and nail diseases in these animals were not contagious to humans.

"We appeal to the public not to worry or panic. Because in principle this disease is not transmitted to humans," he said.