TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – East Lombok District Government, West Nusa Tenggara, has detected foot-and-mouth disease (FA) in livestock in the region.

“According to the latest data, there are 243 farms confirmed to have been affected by foot-and-mouth disease,” the head of the Livestock and Animal Health Bureau of East Lombok District, Mashyur, said in an official statement released. Saturday.

Hundreds of cows have been affected by the disease in Aikmel, Suela, Labuhan Haji, Montong Gading, Wanasaba,selong and Pringgabaya sub-districts.

Mashyur said many of them have recovered.

“We had taken several preventive measures before new cases were discovered by deploying all vets to East Lombok,” he informed.

The East Lombok District Government will close the animal market on Monday, May 16, 2022 for three weeks. The government will also close all farms for a period of time, which is seen as the only way to break the chain of transmission, in addition to working on vaccines for livestock.

“The only way to break the chain of transmission is to close all accesses that limit farmers’ mobility,” Mashyur said.

He then called on farmers to remain calm and patient and to continuously increase their vigilance and follow the instructions given by the government.

Farmers in the district have been urged not to sell their farms at low prices due to the disease, especially because the recovery rate from foot-and-mouth disease in Lombok district is considered high.

Earlier, the Ministry of Agriculture formulated a strategy to eradicate the disease affecting livestock and control its spread.

Agriculture Minister Sayhrul Yasin Limpo said as part of efforts to eradicate the disease, a team had been tasked to verify the condition on the ground.

The minister also pointed out that the disease is not transmissible to humans despite its rapid spread in animals. To this end, apart from preparing a strategy to curb the transmission, he also called on people not to worry or panic too much.

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