Jakarta, May 24 -- The Agriculture Ministry recorded that as of May 22, 2022, foot and mouth disease (FMD) was detected in livestock in 16 provinces and 82 districts and cities, with some 5,454,454 affected and 20,723 sick animals.

During a working meeting with Commission IV of the House of Representatives (DPR) here on Monday, Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo noted that the morbidity rate from FMD was relatively low as compared to the total number of the affected population.

"Indeed, there are 82 districts and cities in 16 provinces (that are affected). However, the number of sick animals is 20 thousand, from a population of 13 million," he remarked.

From a total of 16 provinces, the livestock population reached 13,841,258, wh...