Jakarta Food Security, Marine, and Agriculture (KPKP) Agency urges residents to immediately report and consult with officers if they find livestock that are indicated to have Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD).

"Be sure to report us immediately if you find signs of FMD,"

Jakarta KPKP Agency Head, Suharini Eli mentinoed, FMD is caused by virus and spreads very quickly among cloven-hoofed animals, such as cattle, buffaloes, goats, sheep, and pigs, and has a potential to reduce livestock production.

"The virus is found in the blood, saliva, and viscera of sick animals. It has a potential to be transmitted to other sensitive animals through water used to wash offal and its remaining pieces that are discarded as waste has a potential to transmit the virus to other sensitive animals that eat them," she explained, Monday (1/20).

Preventive measures can be taken, she continued, such as separating suspected animals from the herd, stopping animal transfer between farms and monitoring animal's health regularly.

Here is the list of contact persons from Jakarta KPKP Agency related to Animal Health: 

• Animal Health and Animal Husbandry Division: Henry Ridho Irianto - 0822 2699 1613

• North Jakarta: Liza Engalika - 0813 1011 6043

• East Jakarta: T. Ellita G - 0812 8960 5900

• West Jakarta: Aas Asih P - 0857 7211 6588

• Central Jakarta: Dwi Yani Herawati - 0815 8449 3988

• South Jakarta: Irawati Harry A - 0812 1347 347

• Thousand Islands: Sandrie Oktama - 0857 1461 2300

"Be sure to report us immediately if you find signs of FMD, so that immediate treatment can be carried out," he asserted.