SUMBAVA - The West Sumbawa Police have made a number of efforts to prevent the spread of mouth and nail disease (PMK) by spraying disinfectants in the Poto Tano Port area.
West Sumbawa Police Chief AKBP Heru Muslimin said the effort to suppress the PMK case was carried out in collaboration with the Agricultural Quarantine Task Force and the West Sumbawa Regency Agriculture Service, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).
"This is to prevent the spread of the PMK outbreak ahead of Eid al-Adha 1443 Hijri," Heru said in a written statement, quoted from Antara, Thursday, July 7.
He said spraying disinfectants at the exit of the port unloading route targeting vehicle spraying and pick-up for other vehicles had to pass the spraying of disinfectant carpets.
"In addition, the spraying was carried out by the pier," he said.
In addition, his party also carried out an agricultural quarantine compliance operation at Poto Tano Port to anticipate the entry of animals with mouth and nails.
In checking four-wheeled vehicles, both trucks and box cars, personnel were divided into 2 places, namely vehicles that would cross and trucks loading and unloading Ferry.
During the raid, his party also ordered members to carry out inspections focused on boxed vehicles and trucks loaded with live animals, meat, vegetables and shallots.
He expressed his hope that quarantine operations would be carried out to prevent the entry of PMK in the Sumbawa area. "This is one of the efforts to prevent the spread of the PMK outbreak," he said.
Previously, the Ministry of Agriculture noted that the PMK cases in livestock increased to 21 provinces and 232 regencies/cities compared to the previous few days which were still happening in 19 provinces.
"The development of PMK cases in Indonesia is currently in 21 provinces, then in 232 regencies/cities and the number infected to date is 320,016 animals," said Secretary of the Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health at the Ministry of Agriculture Makmun at an online press conference in Jakarta, Tuesday, July 5.
A total of 108,266 animals have recovered, 2,820 have been cut conditionally, and 2,029 dead animals. Meanwhile, 337,976 livestock have been vaccinated by PMK.
Head of the Animal Quarantine Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, Wisnu Wasisa Putra, said that there are three islands in Indonesia that are included in the red zone, namely Java, Sumatra Island, and Lombok Island.
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