Kupastuntas.co, Bandar Lampung - The Provincial Government of Lampung through the Livestock and Animal Health Service noted that as of August 6, 2023, as many as 6,575 livestock in Lampung Province were confirmed to be suspected of having Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) spread across 13 City Regencies in Lampung Province.

Head of the Livestock and Animal Health Service for Lampung Province Lili Mawarti through the Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health Sector Anwar Bahri said that there are two Kota Regencies that have so far been free from the spread of LSD which infects livestock.

"A total of 6,575 cases of LSD were spread across 13 City Regencies except for Bandar Lampung City and Tanggamus Regency, of which there were 2,983 cattle that had been declared cured," said Anwar when contacted via cellular, Sunday (6/8/2023) ) Yesterday.

Then Anwar added that as many as 3 livestock died, 9 livestock were conditionally slaughtered while the remaining 3,580 livestock confirmed with LSD were in the healing process. The data, said Anwar, is data obtained from the National Animal Health Information System (SIKHNAS).

The details are North Lampung 203 cases 164 recovered, 2 dead, 8 cases on conditional, 29 in the healing process, South Lampung 4,904 cases 1 death, 2022 recovered, 2881 in the healing process, Tulang Bawang 4 cases, 1 piece on conditional and 3 recovered, Mesuji 9 cases all of them healed, Tulang Bawang Barat 11 cases and all of them were declared cured.

East Lampung 355 cases all declared cured, Way Kanan 42 cases all recovered, Metro 403 cases 229 recovered 174 in the healing process, West Lampung 114 cases 98 recovered 16 in the healing process, Central Lampung 33 cases all recovered, Pesawaran 471 cases and all are in healing.

Then Pesisir Barat Regency 26 cases and all of them were declared cured and finally Pringsewu Regency 1 case and is currently still recovering. So that a total of 6575 cases of LSD spread across 13 City Regencies in Lampung Province with a total recovery of 2983 individuals and 3580 individuals in the process of healing.

Anwar continued that for the prevention program to suppress the spread of LSD in Lampung Province, his party was working with regional agencies and related parties to limit livestock traffic between regions, especially from outside Lampung and then require LSD-free test results and have been vaccinated.

"Until today, the number of livestock that have been vaccinated at the smallholder farmer level is 43,036 which have been reported in the National Animal Health Information System (Sikhnas). ," said Anwar.

As for vaccination at the livestock fattening company level, especially cattle, it has reached 115,890 livestock spread across Central Lampung, East Lampung, South Lampung and Pesawaran Regencies.

"Meanwhile, the number of vaccines available in Lampung Province is currently 111,200 doses and 84,880 doses have been distributed to City Districts, the rest are still stored in the Cold Room of the Lampung Province Livestock and Animal Health Service," added Anwar.

Meanwhile Deputy Chairman of Commission II DPRD Lampung Province I Made Bagiasa said that there must be synergy between the Government and the community to deal with this problem. Because according to him the government must be able to protect people when they need help and direction on a problem.

"Relevant agencies must also prepare a budget to deal with this problem by preparing field extension workers to provide socialization to the community on efforts to prevent the spread of LSD disease in resident livestock, because the mortality rate from LSD is very small so livestock must be cared for properly," he said. " he said.

"So the Government and the community must establish a good partnership by asking veterinarians or parties who understand their field what solutions can be made to overcome this problem so that breeders don't lose out, because the weather factor that is happening right now will definitely affect it so that if If livestock are not cared for properly, there will certainly be problems," he continued.

Made also stressed that the Provincial Government of Lampung could ensure the availability of drugs and vaccines for livestock infected with LSD. Don't let the public find it difficult to get stock of medicines and vaccines, especially for areas where LSD has spread to livestock.

"The Lampung Provincial Government must prepare it. If the community has difficulty getting medicine, where should they go, so the Provincial Government needs to activate field extension workers with all the facilities so that they can interact more intensely with breeders to find them solution to the problem of LSD," he concluded. (*)