The Draining Virus Makes Dozens Of Buffaloes Die Suddenly, OKI Regency Government Vaccines Hundreds Of Buffaloes

The government of Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI) Regency, South Sumatra has vaccinated 450 buffalo preventing the slitting disease or the spread of the Septicemia Epizootica (SE) virus from spreading. (ANTARA/HO-O OKI Regency Government)

PALEMBANG - Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI) Regency Government, South Sumatra vaccinated as many as 450 buffalo in the region to prevent the slaughtering disease or spread of the Septicemia Epizootica (SE) virus.

The Head of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health at the OKI Plantation and Livestock Service, Sadi Purwanto, said that previously as many as 15 buffalo belonging to farmers in Riding Village, Pangkalan Lampam District died suddenly.

Based on an investigation conducted by the UPTD team of the Pampangan Animal Health Center, the buffalo's death was caused by the SE virus.

The disease of Septicaemia Epizootica/Hemorragic Septicemia/slitting in buffalo causes fever, buffalo to flow and can be heard slitting. This is caused by the agent of germs of Pasteurella multocide. This Yemen attacks the respiratory system acutely, causing bleeding in this channel. Buffaloes that suffer will have difficulty breathing, so it sounds very clear slitting, especially at night," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, April 8.

While waiting for official results from the laboratory test of the Lampung Veterinary Center, the UPTD team of Pampangan Health Centers has carried out mass treatment for sick animals and vaccinated 450 buffalo in Pampangan sub-district, Lampam Base and Sugihan Water so that the spread of the SE virus does not spread.

"There are 1,200 doses of vaccine available for healthy buffalo that can be vaccinated," he explained.

He said the condition of animal care that was wild was a challenge for officers. Thus, the implementation of both treatment and vaccination in buffalo can only be done at night when the buffalo is already at home.

Until now, the Pampangan UPTD team is still carrying out treatment services for infected buffalo and vaccinating healthy buffalo.

"We hope that farmers will help their livestock be injected with vaccines. Because this slaughtering disease can be cured, and this disease is also not contagious to humans," said Sadi.