More Than 151,000 Cattle in Indonesia Infected With Foot-and-Mouth Disease

More Than 151,000 Cattle in Indonesia Infected With Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Mixed breed cattle are seen in Meandarra, Australia, on Jan. 18, 2021. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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Indonesia will import 3 million vaccine doses for cattle to curb the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which has infected over 151,000 cattle so far, the country’s Agriculture Ministry said on June 13.

The outbreak has spread to 18 of the country’s 34 provinces, with the number of infected livestock increasing rapidly from 20,000 in less than a month.

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