Alhamdulillah, 75 Cows In Central Lombok Infected With PMK In Early Ramadan 2025

Animal examination indicated Mouth and Nail Disease (PMK). (Between-Aditya PP)

JAKARTA - A total of 75 cows infected with Mouth and Nail Disease (PMK) in early 2025 in Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province were declared cured.

"Of the 76 cows infected with PMK, 75 were declared cured and one cow was forcibly cut," said Head of the Central Lombok Regency Agriculture Service, M Kamrin, in Central Lombok, Wednesday, March 5, as reported by Antara.

He said reports from the public and the results of the examination of 76 cows that were infected with PMK, but after handling almost all the cows, they were saved, because all of them have now recovered and only one cow has been forcibly cut.

"Indeed, quite a lot of people are positive for PMK, but immediately treatment is carried out so that everyone recovers," he said.

"This PMK case has a cycle, so now vaccination is being intensified. Because every month we are given a target of more than 1000 vaccines," he said.

He said the spread of PMK targets various locations and those affected by PMK more are newly purchased cows. On the one hand, the distribution of cattle between regions is inevitable, because traders meet in the market.

"The potential for PMK is indeed quite high, because it is on a cycle. It's like a human being has the flu, sometimes there is a season," said Kamrin.

In addition to intensively vaccinating, his party also provides education to the public regarding the condition of the cage or the environment where the livestock is located. Because if environmental conditions are not appropriate, this will also affect the health condition of the animal.

"But this PMK, if it is treated quickly, will recover, because this is now considered an ordinary disease. Unlike the previous PMKs are scattered everywhere and there are many livestock," he said.

"PMK is like a human being having the flu, for example from Central Lombok is healthy but when he goes to Mataram he keeps coming home with the flu and this is a normal thing," he said.

Head of Animal Health Division at the Central Lombok Agriculture Service, Idham Khalid, said the efforts made by the agency to prevent PMK from increasing, from the service had moved quickly to vaccinate and were targeted to date at 11,825 doses.

"A total of 7,048 cows have been vaccinated. This vaccine is only two stages. The first stage in January was 2,700 and in February 9000 doses," he said.