ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA – The monkey pox epidemic is starting to spread in Jakarta.
The DKI Jakarta Health Service recorded 30 positive cases of monkey pox as of Tuesday (7/11/2023). This number increased after the addition of 6 new cases.
Head of the Epidemiology and Immunization Surveillance Section of the DKI Jakarta Health Service, Ngabila Salama, said that the latest case of monkey pox was discovered on November 7.
“We recorded 6 new cases of monkey pox during November 2023,” he said.
Furthermore, one case in August 2023 has recovered, leaving a total of 29 positive cases.
He said that all monkeypox sufferers were men aged 25-50 years, and all of them showed mild symptoms.
Furthermore, the proportion of people who tested positive for monkey pox out of all people who underwent the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test reached 25 percent.
“All cases were infected through sexual contact,” he added.
Ngabila also said that all monkey pox sufferers who live in DKI Jakarta are currently being isolated in hospital.
He also explained that there were seven people who were suspected or suspected of suffering from the disease. Meanwhile, 92 other people have shown negative results in their PCR tests.
He also noted that the monkeypox vaccination target had been achieved 100 percent. “The total number of vaccine recipients has reached 495 people from the target of 495 people,” he stressed.
Previously, on November 6 this year, Ngabila said that his party would continue to monitor developments in monkey pox cases in Jakarta and Indonesia until November 24 2023.
This monitoring is carried out based on the predicted incubation period for the monkeypox virus, which is twice the longest incubation period or six weeks since the discovery of the first local transmission case on October 13 2023 in Indonesia.
Apart from that, Ngabila said that monitoring of monkey pox cases would be carried out in places with high mobility and activity.
The DKI Jakarta Health Service also ensures that all health facilities, from community health centers to regional general hospitals (RSUD), are ready to treat patients with monkey pox cases.
“All facilities are ready and this service is free,” said Acting Head of the DKI Jakarta Health Service, Ani Ruspitawati.
Apart from that, his party is also intensively carrying out contact tracing to break the chain of transmission of monkey pox cases, as well as monitoring groups at risk of infection. (AT Network)
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