Wonogiri Residents Detectioned By Antraks After Returning From Karangmojo, Gunungkidul Animal Husbandry Service Moves Fast

Examination of livestock in Gunungkidul. (ANTARA/HO-Instagram dpkh_gunungkidul)

YOGYAKARTA - The Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health of Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region, conducted an anti-extrax distribution surveillance on livestock. This was followed up by a resident of Wonogiri, Central Java, who was detected as an anti-expect after visiting the Karangmojo area. Head of the Animal Health Division of the Gunungkidul Animal Husbandry and Health Service, Retno Widiastuti, said the results of surveillance in Karangmojo had no reports of animals dying suddenly. "We suspect the transmission occurred due to a spora in the area of origin," said Retno in Gunungkidul, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, January 10. He said that until now, in Gunungkidul there are still three areas of control over the Antraks of Hargomulyo, Grogol, and Gombang. In that area, vaccines will be received for the next 10 years. Currently, officers are intensifying the injection of antibiotics and vaccinations in livestock, and more than 3,500 livestock have been vaccinated. "Vaccination is given within a period of ten years. Every year it is injected twice," said Retno. Meanwhile, Head of the Gunungkidul Health Service (Dinkes) Dewi Irawaty said antractic suspects were found at the Karangmojo II Health Center, when a resident from ERoko, Wonogiri, visited his brother at the end of December 2022. At that time, the patient complained of injuries or abnormalities in the skin. The results of the examination, the person concerned was positive for anti-ex and medical treatment was carried out. Antracs drug stock is still available. So the patient is immediately treated, and has returned to Wonogiri. The Gunungkidul Health Office together with the DPKH have conducted surveillance and examination of the patient's family in Karangmojo. As a result, the family was not infected. "Antraks spread from animals to humans, not humans to humans. In Karangmojo itself, no residents have been infected with anti-ex for now," said Dewi.