Jumat, Juli 22, 2022

Health Protocols for the Mitigation of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Introduced

In a bid to mitigate the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (penyakit mulut dan kuku – "PMK") within Indonesia through animals and animal products, the Task Force for the Mitigation of Foot-and-Mouth Disease ("Task Force") has issued Circular No. 2 of 2022 ("Circular 2/2022"), which contains a set of general health protocols that apply to animals and humans and that are being aimed at mitigating the effects of PMK.
Any animals that are considered vulnerable to PMK ("Vulnerable Animals") may be subject to periodic PMK virus detection measures in accordance with their infection risk and in line with the following provisions: 1) Vulnerable Animals in regencies/cities that fall into the green-zone category may be subject to PMK virus detection measures that involve Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ("RT-PCR") and ELISA nonstructural protein antibodies ("ELISA-NSP") testing; or 2) Vulnerable Animals in regencies/cities that fall into the yellow-zone or red-zone categories may be subject to PMK virus detection measures that involve rapid antigen tests, RT-PCR and ELISA-NSP testing.
If any of the above tests produce positive results, then the following consequences will apply to Vulnerable Animals: 1) Green zone: must be exterminated and disinfected (both prior to and after extermination); 2) Yellow zone: must be conditionally slaughtered (pemotongan) through mandatory withering (pelayuan) and also disinfected (both prior to and after extermination); and 3) Red zone: conditional slaughter or isolation will be recommended, dependent on the relevant health status, as determined by a qualified vet.
Regional apparatuses, farmers and owners of establishments that process Vulnerable Animals are also required to set up checkpoints or posts capable of carrying out examinations of Vulnerable Animal traffic. Said examinations should take into account the feasibility or clinical symptoms of animals and should also involve the decontamination of animals prior to their trafficking. Moreover, owners of establishments that process Vulnerable Animals, specifically those that contain animal slaughter or milk processing facilities, are also required to implement biosecurity measures in relation to their animals.
Circular 2/2022 has been in force since 1 July 2022.

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In a bid to mitigate the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (penyakit mulut dan kuku – "PMK") within Indonesia through animals and animal products, the Task Force for the Mitigation of Foot-and-Mouth Disease ("Task Force") has issued Circular No. 2 of 2022 ("Circular 2/2022"), which contains a set of general health protocols that apply to animals and humans and that are being aimed at mitigating the effects of PMK.
Any animals that are considered vulnerable to PMK ("Vulnerable Animals") may be subject to periodic PMK virus detection measures in accordance with their infection risk and in line with the following provisions: 1) Vulnerable Animals in regencies/cities that fall into the green-zone category may be subject to PMK virus detection measures that involve Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ("RT-PCR") and ELISA nonstructural protein antibodies ("ELISA-NSP") testing; or 2) Vulnerable Animals in regencies/cities that fall into the yellow-zone or red-zone categories may be subject to PMK virus detection measures that involve rapid antigen tests, RT-PCR and ELISA-NSP testing.
If any of the above tests produce positive results, then the following consequences will apply to Vulnerable Animals: 1) Green zone: must be exterminated and disinfected (both prior to and after extermination); 2) Yellow zone: must be conditionally slaughtered (pemotongan) through mandatory withering (pelayuan) and also disinfected (both prior to and after extermination); and 3) Red zone: conditional slaughter or isolation will be recommended, dependent on the relevant health status, as determined by a qualified vet.
Regional apparatuses, farmers and owners of establishments that process Vulnerable Animals are also required to set up checkpoints or posts capable of carrying out examinations of Vulnerable Animal traffic. Said examinations should take into account the feasibility or clinical symptoms of animals and should also involve the decontamination of animals prior to their trafficking. Moreover, owners of establishments that process Vulnerable Animals, specifically those that contain animal slaughter or milk processing facilities, are also required to implement biosecurity measures in relation to their animals.
Circular 2/2022 has been in force since 1 July 2022.

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