Monkeypox Outbreak in Indonesia: 36 Confirmed Cases, Highest in Jakarta

KOMPAS.com – The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) said that as of Friday (3/11/2023), the number of patients with monkey pox cases in Indonesia was 36 people.

“There are 36 cases,” said Head of the Ministry of Health’s Communications and Public Services Bureau, Siti Nadia Tarmizi when contacted Kompas.comFriday (3/11/2023).

He said, of this number, 33 patients are currently still isolated, while 3 others have recovered.

He further explained that most of the monkey pox patients were cases that occurred in Jakarta.

Meanwhile in other areas, namely spread across West Java and Banten.

Case in Jakarta

Head of the Surveillance, Epidemiology and Immunization Section (Dinkes) of the DKI Jakarta Health Service, Ngabila Salama, when contacted separately, said that the total number of cases of monkey pox in DKI Jakarta was 28 people as of Friday (3/11/2023).

“The total number of positive cases is 28 people,” said Ngabila, Friday.

Of this number, 1 patient has been declared cured, namely 1 case which occurred in August 2022.

The number of active cases of monkey pox in Jakarta currently stands at 27 people positivity rate PCR 29 percent.

“All had mild symptoms, all were infected from sexual contact, all men aged 25-50 years,” he said.

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The following are details of monkey pox cases in Jakarta:

1 case 13 oct 2023 1 case 19 oct 2023 5 cases 21 oct 2023 3 cases 24 oct 2023 2 cases 25 oct 2023 2 cases 26 oct 2023 1 case 27 oct 2023 1 case 28 oct 2023 2 cases 29 oct 2023 3 cases 3 0 oct 2023 2 cases 31 oct 2023 1 case 1 Nov 2023 2 cases 2 Nov 2023 1 case 3 Nov 2023

He added that there are 8 suspected or suspected cases of monkeypox.

Meanwhile, the number of people who have been tested and declared negative is 67 people.

Regarding the number of recipients of the monkeypox vaccine, according to him so far a total of 495 people have received the vaccination.

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Pay attention to the symptoms of monkey pox

Transmission of monkeypox can occur from human to human through direct contact with bodily fluids or skin lesions of an infected person.

So that treatment can be carried out earlier, the public is advised to recognize the symptoms of monkey pox.

Reporting from the Instagram account @kemenkes_ri, Following are some symptoms of monkey pox:

Fever more than 38 degrees Celsius. A rash appears on the skin (this symptom appears after a fever in the form of pustules, crusts, like a picture of smallpox). Enlarged lymph nodes. Muscle ache. Difficulty swallowing. Diarrhea. Genital inflammation. Get selected news updates and breaking news every day from Kompas.com. Let’s join the Telegram Group “Kompas.com News Update”, by clicking the link https://t.me/kompascomupdate, then join. You must install the Telegram application first on your cellphone.

2023-11-03 15:00:00
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