FMD infections in Indonesia have remarkably plummeted 96.96 percent from its recorded peak earlier in June.
We have managed to match the dose according to the type of FMD found in Indonesia. This dose will be very effective in protecting Indonesian livestock, an Australian official states
The governments priority now to vaccinate healthy livestock in provinces where FMD cases have been confirmed.
523 and 764 FMD cases were reported in Sumbawa and Bima.
All personnel are also expected to educate the public about FMD prevention and handling.
The Ministry also confirmed that 272 regencies and municipalities across the country had been impacted by the outbreak.
The local government is closely communicating with Australia regarding the protocols and handling efforts done by the province to tackle the current FMD outbreak.
The vaccine development will be based on serotypes found in Indonesia
The meat products consisted of 20 kg of beef and 40 kg of pork.
Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry Murray Watt met Indonesian Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo in Jakarta on Thursday, July 14.
"The Albanese Government is taking strong action on FMD at home and abroad."
"We've been working to handle FMD and are cooperating with BNPB."
Currently, the FMD red zones include 1,765 subdistricts.
In a country-based policy, Indonesia would only import meat from countries that are free from FMD.
1,317 livestock have fully recovered or have shown improvements.
Task force will ensure necessary measures are taken by the government in a timely manner.
The public warning issued by local authorities mainly addressed local farmers within the area and asked them to be more cautious of the spread of FMD as it has been reportedly been detected in Sukabumi.
2,630 cattle have recovered while 99 died of the viral disease.
FMD on livestock is not zoonotic."
The 179 cattle are showing the symptoms of FMD.
