Indonesia to buy 29 million foot and mouth disease vaccine doses as outbreak worsens

An agricultural quarantine agency officer inspects cattle, to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease, in Jakarta. - Reuters

JAKARTA, June 23 (Reuters): Indonesia will procure 28.7 million vaccine doses for foot and mouth disease by year-end and limit livestock transportation between regions amid a surge in cases, a senior minister has announced.

The country launched a nationwide livestock vaccination programme last week, as the disease has been found in 19 of the country's 34 provinces, with the number of infected livestock growing quickly from 20,000 last month to 232,549 this week.