Task Force: A Total Of 1,589,144 Animals Have Been Vaccinated Against PMK

The PMK Task Force Team Diskannak Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU) injects an anti-FMD vaccine into a cow. (photo: doc. between)

JAKARTA - The Task Force for Handling Mouth and Nail Diseases (Satgas PMK) reported that 1,589,144 animals had been vaccinated against PMK until Saturday, August 20, 2022. cattle, 23,460 buffalo, 34,978 sheep, 15,090 goats and 10,503 pigs. The task force also stated that foot and mouth disease has affected livestock in 290 regencies/cities from 24 provinces in Indonesia, with the majority attacking cattle. infected with the disease, consisting of 341,353 have recovered, 139,777 have not recovered, 6,544 have died and 10,160 have been slaughtered under certain conditions. The details of the sick livestock are 473,019 cattle, 19,131 buffalo, 1,728 sheep, 3,868 goats and 88 pigs. livestock that have been declared cured are 324,424 cows, 13,201 buffalo, 1,224 sheep, 2,467 goats and 37 pigs. When recovered, there were 129,514 cows, 5,707 buffalo, 451 sheep, 1,271 goats and 51 pigs. Livestock that were declared dead due to FMD throughout Indonesia consisted of 6,311 cows, 140 buffalo, 36 sheep and 57 goats.

PMK first appeared in East Java which was confirmed on May 5, 2022. Ways to prevent FMD include limiting animal movement, traffic control and surveillance, prohibiting the entry of livestock from other areas, strict quarantine, good maintenance management, improving sanitation, disinfecting cages and surrounding areas on a regular basis. Government Spokesperson for Handling Mouth and Nail Diseases (PMK) Wiku Adisasmito said domestic PMK vaccine production capacity in 2023 could increase to 30 million doses. , and the role of the private sector," said Wiku Adisasmito, as quoted by Antara. He said the government was promoting domestic PMK vaccine production based on viral stereotypes circulating in Indonesia. In 2022, said Wiku, Indonesia has a vaccine production capacity of 2 million doses, which is targeted to continue increase until 2023.