BNPB Asks Local Government To Beware Of PMK Outbreak Attacks In Banten

JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) asked local governments to be aware of the transmission of mouth and nail disease (PMK) in even-toed cattle in the Banten Province. from eight regencies and cities in Banten Province. "Of the eight regions in Banten, only two are not recorded (there are) cases of PMK, namely Serang City and Cilegon City," he said as quoted in a written statement from BNPB received in Jakarta, Wednesday 29 Juni. While representing the Head of BNPB as Head of the Task Force for Handling FMD in a coordination meeting at the Banten Governor's Office, Tuesday (28/6), Fajar appealed to local governments to take quick steps to tackle the spread of FMD in livestock ahead of Eid al-Adha. strictly at the point of entry and border, there should be no movement of animals in and out of the red zone to zone a man or vice versa, then conduct screening so that it is immediately known which animals are exposed and not," he said. Fajar said that the government provided free vaccines for small farmers to control the transmission of FMD.

"One of the efforts to minimize the spread of FMD is by vaccination, which is vaccinated against healthy animals, for those who are sick, they are treated," he said. .​​​​​In the Banten area, the most cases of FMD were found in livestock in Tangerang City (483 cases), followed by Tangerang Regency (304 cases) and Lebak Regency (301 cases).