Those nine provinces include six in Java, along with Lampung, Bali, and West Nusa Tenggara, the ministry's Director General of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health, Agung Suganda, remarked on Saturday.
His side, along with the heads of animal husbandry and animal health services in the nine red zones, held a meeting on Friday with representatives of professional, academic, and livestock associations.
"We were preparing an operational strategy for the FMD vaccination month from February to March 2025," Suganda explained.
He remarked that the Agriculture Ministry had budgeted four million doses of the FMD vaccine funded by the State Budget.
Suganda explained that the regional government will also contribute one million doses of vaccine from its Regional Budget, while another one million doses will be sourced through independent vaccinations carried out by entrepreneurs.
Moreover, several livestock companies, such as a feedlot company in Lampung, will conduct independent vaccinations for livestock within a three-kilometer radius and provide free vaccinations for the surrounding community.
"The Indonesian Milk Cooperative Association (GKSI) will also carry out such practice," Suganda remarked.
Based on existing calculations, he highlighted that Indonesia ideally needs around six million doses of vaccine to eradicate FMD in nine red zones.
"The goal of this vaccination is to form herd immunity in the area," he explained.
He expressed optimism about Indonesia's potential to eliminate FMD. In 1990, the country was free from the disease due to support from the Center for Veterinary Pharmacy (BBVF) Pusvetma, which produces FMD vaccines.
The current number of FMD cases in Indonesia from December 2024 to January 23, 2025, was recorded at 28,725, with 858 deaths. These cases are spread across 18 provinces. However, he did not detail the distribution of cases in the provinces.
Suganda said the trend of FMD cases had shown to significantly decline, even below the figure recorded in the third week of December 2024.
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Translator: Muhammad Harianto, Resinta Sulistiyandari
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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