Bekasi, West Java, Jan. 16 -- Indonesia's Quarantine Agency (Barantin) has intensified monitoring efforts to prevent the spread of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), a highly contagious viral disease that affects goats and sheep, from entering the country.

Barantin head Sahat Manaor Panggabean said on Thursday that the agency is closely tracking the movement of the virus, which can spread through direct contact, contaminated feed, and airborne transmission.

Originating in Africa, PPR has expanded across Asia and has recently been detected in Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam and Thailand.

"From past experience, diseases from the peninsula region often reach our territory quickly. This is a serious concern for us," Panggabean n...