Pematangsiantar on Alert as Measles Outbreak Suspected
Pematangsiantar City, North Sumatra – Health officials in Pematangsiantar are responding to a suspectedโข measles outbreak after one confirmed case was identified through laboratory testing. The individual exhibited symptoms including fever and rashes, โaccording to Misran, head of the Pematangsiantar Health Office, who โคspoke on Thursday, September 11, 2025. โ
The Pematangsiantar Health Office is activelyโค monitoring for further clinical symptoms and tracing close contacts to contain the potential spread of โคmeasles. This โaction follows standard protocol for respondingโ to โขsuspected outbreaks of infectious diseases, aiming to quickly identify and โคisolate cases โคwhileโ protecting the wider community.
Misran emphasized theโ importance ofโ bolstering children’s immune systems โand providing care for those exhibitingโ symptoms orโ testing positive.”If the positive ones have started to beโ healthy and โtreated at home, but we โคare still monitoring. He has also been vaccinated,” โhe โฃstated.
To proactively โคaddress the situation, the Health office is conducting Measles Rubella (MR) vaccinations for โขstudents in elementary and equivalent schools. Despite the critical importance of vaccination, Misran noted that some parents are hesitantโข to allow theirโ children to be โvaccinated.
The surveillance team โขcontinues to track suspected cases and identify close contacts for monitoring. Residents are urged to maintain cleanliness and strengthen their immune systems. Individuals experiencingโข symptoms suggestive of measles are advised to immediately report to the nearest Puskesmas (community health center) forโ prompt treatment.
“If there is a suspected measles immediately reportedโ to the nearest health center where domiciled to be treated immediately,” Misran concluded.