Indonesia steps up anthrax control measures in Yogyakarta after positive samples

Personnel wearing full personal protective equipment carry out treatment and sterilisation at the site where an anthrax case was detected in Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta. - Photo: Antara

JAKARTA: (Bernama) Indonesia has stepped up measures to control anthrax among livestock in Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, after laboratory tests found several samples collected from a village positive for Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium that causes the disease.

The Agriculture Ministry's Animal Health Director Hendra Wibawa said an epidemiological investigation was conducted in Dadapayu Village on Sept 11, followed by disinfection of affected livestock shelters and treatment of animals the next day.

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在日惹市古农基杜尔发现炭疽病例的现场，身穿全套个人防护装备的工作人员正在进行治疗和消毒工作。——图片：安塔拉通讯社

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农业部动物卫生主任亨德拉·维巴瓦表示，9月11日，在达达帕尤村进行了流行病学调查，随后对受影响的牲畜棚进行了消毒，并在第二天对动物进行了治疗。

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