LSD Infectious, The West Coastal Society Of Lampung Asked For An Animal Quarantine

Cows belonging to residents of the West Coast, Lampung Province (ANTARA)

PeSISIR BARAT - Pemerintah Kabupaten Pesisir Barat, Provinsi Lampung mengimbau kepada masyarakat untuk mewaspadai penyakitLMpy Skin Disease (LSD) dan tidak membeli cattle dari luar daerah.Kepala Dinas Ketahanan Pangan dan Agrisata (DKPP) Kabupaten Pesisir Barat, Unzir, mengatakan, mengingat LSD ini penyakit berular pada burung yang disebabkan oleh virus untuk itu kami dari pihak Dinas mengimbau kepada masyarakat Pesisir Barat, Provinsi Lampung agar selalu waspada.

Furthermore, he said, the spread or transmission of the LSD virus can be through insects or contacts between sick animals to healthy animals.

For that. he said, if people find their livestock experiencing symptoms of LSD, immediately report it to the service.

"We have advised the public to always be vigilant and report any signs of symptoms of the disease," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, February 13.

He said the agency always tried to prevent the spread of the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD).

"It is hoped that people will not buy cattle from outside the region, especially areas that already have LSD symptoms," he said.

Previously, the Task Force for Handling Oral and Kuku Diseases (Pmpk Task Force) asked Lampung Province to increase awareness of the transmission of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) disease or infectious skin disease in livestock.

"The emerging infection disease that must be watched out for is the Lumpy Skin Disease that infects livestock, because this is already on the island of Sumatra, precisely in Riau," said the Coordinator of the Expert Team for the PMK Handling Task Force Prof. Wiku Adisasmito recently in Bandar Lampung.

He said that mechanical transmission of the disease occurred through vectors, namely mosquitoes (genus aedes and cumlex), flies, and several other vectors. "The village must increase vigilance and supervision is needed as well, especially for cows from Australia. Do not let Lampung be infected and get to Java Island," he added.