Indonesia is aiming to get its foot and mouth disorder (FMD) outbreak underneath command by the conclusion of this year, a govt official reported on Tuesday, as it forges ahead with a software to vaccinate millions of livestock.

More than 455,000 livestock in 23 of the archipelago's 37 provinces have been infected with the disease as of Tuesday, in accordance to governing administration information, with 4,720 animals killed by the disease and 7,561 a lot more slaughtered.

Cattle developing countries which include Australia and New Zealand have lifted their guard from FMD after infections were uncovered in Indonesia's holiday break island of Bali.

Cattle being inspected by a  Marine and Agricultural Foodstuff Protection officer in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 24, 2022. (REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana)

"We hope by the conclude of this calendar year, we can management the circumstance by obtaining the range of conditions described decreased from time to time," Wiku Adisasmito, spokesperson for the governing administration task force dealing with the outbreak, instructed a briefing.

"We would also reassure the global group that Indonesia is able of managing the outbreak."

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FMD is hugely transmissible and causes lesions and lameness in cattle, sheep, goats and other cloven-hoofed animals, but does not impact humans.

Indonesia has vaccinated just about 900,000 livestock due to the fact launching its inoculation software in June and has secured 3 million doses so much. Authorities have announced designs to obtain thousands and thousands extra doses by calendar year-end.

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The nation has also stepped up biosecurity steps these types of as sanitation foot mats and disinfectant sprayers at several airports, to make certain global and domestic travellers can avert the virus from spreading, Wiku stated.