A Total Of 1,024 Livestock In West Aceh Are Infected With FMD

Police officers help treat cattle owned by farmers who are infected with mouth and hoof disease, in the Arongan Lambalek District, West Aceh, Saturday (18/6/2022). (Antara)

JAKARTA - The Department of Plantation and Livestock (Disbunnak) of West Aceh Regency recorded that 1,024 buffalo and cattle in a number of sub-districts in the local area were infected with an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD).

"Of the total cattle infected with 1,024 cattle, two of them have died," said Head of the West Aceh District Plantation and Livestock Service, Danil Adrial in Meulaboh, to Antara on Sunday.

He explained that the two cattle that died due to the FMD outbreak consisted of a cow and a buffalo.

Danil Adrial explained that the cattle infected with FMD in West Aceh are currently spread across seven sub-districts, including 60 in Woyla sub-districts, 32 in East Woyla sub-districts, 13 in Sungai Mas sub-districts, 1 in Bubon sub-district, 909 in Arongan Lambalek sub-districts, and 3 in Meureubo sub-districts, and 6 in Samatiga District.

He also explained that of the 1,024 cattle infected with the foot and mouth disease, 110 of them have recovered, consisting of 97 in Arongan Lambalek District and 13 in Woyla District.

"God willing, we will continue to strive for the healing of cattle, by providing vitamin intake," said Danil Adrial.